By Cherika Carter

Secretary-Treasurer of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Labor Day has always been more than a long weekend for me. It’s a reminder of the struggles and victories of working people—especially Black workers.

I keep coming back to this truth: if not for the union, there go I. Without unions, I don’t know where my family would be. The union difference has meant dignity on the job, food on the table, and stability in moments when the system wasn’t built for us to survive.

But this Labor Day, as the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists marks Black Labor Day 2025, we must face a sobering reality: Economic mobility for Black folks is under siege amid Donald Trump’s ongoing war on Blackness.

Black Workers Under Attack

Black workers are living through an economy stac

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