Steelworkers President Gerard: 'We Can Change the Direction of This Country'

United Steel Workers President Leo Gerard commend CWA members and leaders as the “moral fiber” of the fight to save our democracy, to fix the broken Senate and to restore workers’ bargaining rights.

“Our democracy is under attack and is being ripped away, by the broken senate rules and abuse of filibuster, mostly by Republicans but with the tacit consent of Democrats. We have a system that can’t deliver,” he said.

“No one can change the direction of this country on their own. We need to work with allies, people of faith, people looking for equity, every social movement we can, to reclaim our democracy. We must start by fixing the broken Senate and getting money out of politics,” he said.

One thing is certain, he said, “we can’t continue in the direction in which we are headed. The only way we will succeed in changing direction is to build a movement. And that means getting in the streets, to mobilize and march,” Gerard said. “If we all pitch in, with everyone who wants change ready to march and work, we can change the direction of this country.”