More Perfect Union is a

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non-profit news media organization founded in February 2021 by

Faiz Shakir Faiz Shakir (; born 1979) is an American Democratic political advisor. He serves as senior advisor to Bernie Sanders and executive director of the nonprofit media organization ''More Perfect Union''. Previously, he was campaign manager for Bern ...

. The outlet, named after a phrase in the U.S. Constitution, specializes in video reporting and opinion coverage about the

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, economic policy, and

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. In August 2021, More Perfect Union won the Sidney Award for outstanding investigative journalism.

Snack company strikes

In August 2021, More Perfect Union won the Sidney Award for its coverage of the Frito-Lay strike. "MPU was the first national outlet to cover the strike," the Sidney Hillman Foundation wrote in awarding the prize. "They published dispatches from the ground over a three-week period which collectively generated over 4 million views and spurred follow-on coverage by outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, and NPR... After a three-week strike, Frito’s Topeka plant struck an agreement to end the 'suicide shifts' and forced 7-day workweeks." Also in August 2021, More Perfect Union confirmed with actor Danny DeVito that he had been stripped of his verified status on Twitter after he tweeted a message of solidarity to striking Nabisco workers: "NO CONTRACT NO SNACKS." The news spread widely and contributed to DeVito and his rallying cry becoming popular labor memes.

The Class Room

In November 2021, More Perfect Union launched an explainer series called "The Class Room". It is "aimed at providing a left-wing answer to PragerU, a YouTube titan of right-wing ideology," the New York Times reported. More Perfect Union says it receives funding from various donors and Soros foundations, including

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, but does not take money from labor unions or corporations. In 2023 The Class Room was awarded The Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis.

External links

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