> The way this worked in many places is that workers formed political parties. Given the current political system(s) in the US, this is practically impossible

> The way this worked in many places is that workers formed political parties. Given the current political system(s) in the US, this is practically impossible at the federal level; difficult at the state level; somewhat more possible at the city level (eg New York City's Working Families Party). Third parties exist but generally have almost no influence.