Why for nearly two decades I've refused to coexist with Nazis Sherrod Brown pledges to keep fighting for workers as he leaves his Senate job Pointing to the caged canary lapel pin he’s worn for decades to reference how the birds were used to test for air

Why for nearly two decades I've refused to coexist with Nazis Sherrod Brown pledges to keep fighting for workers as he leaves his Senate job Pointing to the caged canary lapel pin he’s worn for decades to reference how the birds were used to test for air toxins

• Published: Dec. 22, 2024, 11:14 a.m.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, testifies at a 2023 Senate committee hearing while displaying his canary pin. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP

By Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com

WASHINGTON, D. C. - As he delivered his election-night concession speech after losing a bid for his fourth U.S. Senate term, the last Democrat Ohioans elected to statewide office pledged to continue fighting for the worker rights issues he’s championed throughout his career.

Pointing to the caged canary lapel pin he’s worn for decades to reference how the birds were used to test for air toxins in coal mines before workplace safety regulations were enacted, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown noted that safe workplaces, fair wages, eight hour work days, Social Security and child labor bans all required lengthy fights to implement.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/12/sherrod-brown-pledges-to-keep-fighting-for-workers-as-he-leaves-his-senate-job.html