Michael Hiltzik: Warren proposes the largest expansion of worker rights 'since the New Deal'

For years, Democratic politicians have been accused of showing indifference toward the interests of the working class, slighting a sector that had been part of their base since the 1930s.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Thursday put forth a labor platform that would go far to restore the relationship, in part by reversing the hostility to workers shown by the Trump administration.

Warren describes her labor package as "the most progressive and comprehensive agenda for workers since the New Deal." That's a fair