Comment by shevek_

From 2018-2019, we saw teachers protests and strikes lead to massive concessions being gained in 7/9 states they occurred in, most of which were red states. The working class has a considerable amount of power when wielded correctly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_education_work...

Eric Blanc's Red State Revolt is another great source on this

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2955-red-state-revolt