Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
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Amazon Labor Union leader Chris Smalls speaks next to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders during a rally outside an Amazon facility on Staten Island, New York City, on April 24, 2022. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Labor's labors lost? A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled
Sen. Bernie Sanders walks into NPR Headquarters in Washington D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders is embracing his anger. A new book details what he's angry about
Under the leadership of its new CEO Joe Hinrichs, CSX struck a deal with two rail unions offering paid sick leave to about 5,000 workers. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Rail workers never stopped fighting for paid sick days. Now persistence is paying off
Delta pilots engaged in demonstrations at seven airports around the U.S. on Thursday calling for higher pay, among other things. This photo was taken at Salt Lake City International Airport. Reed Donoghue hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders in Staten Island, New York on April 24, 2022. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, April 7, she will ask the board to rule that mandatory meetings some companies hold to persuade their workers reject unions is in violation of federal labor law. Joshua Bessex/AP hide caption
A mugshot of Eugene V. Debs with his prisoner number in 1920. He was imprisoned in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for speaking out against the draft during World War I. The New York Public Library hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders returns to his office on March 5, 2021, while the Senate works on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Sanders calls the recently passed package "the most consequential" for working families in decades. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Sanders: Americans Care More About $1,400 Checks From Aid Plan Than Lack Of GOP Votes
Democratic presidential former US vice president Joe Biden participates in the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate on March 15. Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Views on impeachment are nearly evenly split, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, with 48% against and 47% in support. Above, President Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Dec. 13. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as Sen. Bernie Sanders listens during the Democratic Presidential Debate on Nov. 20, 2019 in Atlanta. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
"We make sure that everybody can afford [public health insurance], but we don't require you to take it. And partly I think that's just the right policy, because I think people should be able to choose," Pete Buttigieg said. Lucy Hewett for NPR hide caption
'Just The Right Policy': Pete Buttigieg On His 'Medicare For All Who Want It' Plan
Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts greet each other at the start of the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit in July. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks to about 5,000 contractors at the Shell Chemicals Petrochemical Complex on Tuesday in Monaca, Pa. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris flips pork chops at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. She came to the fair intent on proving she's a top-tier contender. John Locher/AP hide caption
Kamala Harris' Iowa Bus Tour Has Clear Intended Message: She's A Front-Runner
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to the media in the spin room after the first night of the Democratic presidential debate in Miami last month. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People's Campaign on June 17 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
The debate stage before a 2016 Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC and YouTube in Charleston, S.C. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors to participate in later debates this year. Mic Smith/AP hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont are putting forward very different visions in the Democratic presidential primary. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption