More Perfect Union (media organization)

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 forced 7-day workweeks and so-called 'suicide shifts', which gave workers only 8 hours of break between shifts."^[8][9]

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 Contracts No Snacks."^[10] The news spread widely and contributed to DeVito and his rallying cry becoming popular labor memes.^[11]

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.^[3]

Political coverage

In 2021, More Perfect Union was the first outlet to report on a leaked draft of a controversial Ohio voting reform bill backed by Republican lawmakers, describing it as a "devastating new voter suppression bill." The group highlighted provisions such as requiring two forms of ID for mail or early voting, banning ballot drop boxes, cutting early voting, and ending state-paid ballot postage.^[12] Two years later, the outlet released footage of President Joe Biden meeting union organizers and reported on his appearance at a United Auto Workers picket line, noting that the organization played a coordinating role.^[1]

By the end of 2024, the organization published a video interview with President Joe Biden in which he publicly endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading. The Associated Press reviewed the interview before its release.^[13] In 2025, the media platform launched a national billboard campaign to raise awareness about the effects of federal staffing cuts on public safety in national parks. Approximately 300 billboards were placed across Arizona, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The initiative responded to workforce reductions under the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, which had led to a significant decrease in National Park Service personnel.^[14] The Minnesota Star Tribune noted that the campaign aimed to criticize staffing reductions linked to DOGE by emphasizing potential safety risks at national parks.^[15]

More Perfect University

In April 2026, MPU launched More Perfect University (MPUniversity) to organize, energize teens on college campuses - a progressive alternative to the conservative / right-wing Turning Point USA.^[16][17][18]