New DNC Chair Signals Pro-Union Focus, Critiques Trump Administration Actions

DNC Chair Ken Martin criticizes Trump’s labor policies in first memo, vowing to strengthen union support but offering few specific policy proposals.

Democratic National Committee Chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 1, 2025. Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo

Newly appointed Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin has signaled a strong pro-labor stance in his first official memo, vowing to counter what he described as President Donald Trump’s “war on working people.”

The Feb. 18 memo lays out the Democratic Party’s strategy to boost its image after former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the popular vote and electoral college to Trump in the 2024 presidential election.