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=== Union support ===
The Dropkick Murphys have been known for supporting working class and [[Trade union|union]] causes, and have a strong relationship with the [[AFL–CIO]]. All of the shirts sold by the band are 100% union made in the United States to show their support for American laborers.

The band shot a promotional music video in 2008 for their song "Tomorrow's Industry", which supported the United Healthcare Workers East and hospitals of Massachusetts who were fighting for free and fair union elections so their voice could be heard in the workplace and would provide a better future for their families and communities.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czep-cbwHec |title=Dropkick Murphys: Tomorrow's Industry |date=September 21, 2010 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref>

On February 22, 2011, in support of [[Wisconsin]] workers' rights, the band released their song "Take 'Em Down" from the album ''Going Out in Style'' on their website, along with creating a limited edition "Take 'Em Down" T-shirt which was to benefit the Workers' Rights Emergency Response Fund.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 22, 2011 |title=Take 'Em Down – The Dropkick Murphys stand with Wisconsin |url=http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/2011/02/22/take-em-down-the-dropkick-murphys-stand-with-wisconsin/ |access-date=April 21, 2012 |website=Dropkickmurphys.com}}</ref> Two days later on the [[MSNBC]] news show ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]'', "Take 'Em Down" was used as an intro song to a news story on the [[2011 Wisconsin protests|Wisconsin workers protest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LexisNexis News – Latest News from over 4,000 scores |url=http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007220&docId=l:1366363393&isRss=true |access-date=April 21, 2012 |website=6.lexisnexis.com |archive-date=April 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407061149/http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007220&docId=l:1366363393&isRss=true |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On Saturday August 13, 2011, Dropkick Murphys issued a statement of solidarity with the 45,000 [[Communications Workers of America]] (CWA) and [[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]] (IBEW) on strike from [[Verizon Communications, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Dropkick Murphys |date=August 14, 2011 |title=Verizon Strike |url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/dropkick-murphys/verizon-strike/10150256735101573 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |website=Facebook.com}}</ref>

The band shot a music video in collaboration with the [[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers]] to show their support for [[2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes|the many strikes occurring across the United Kingdom]] since May 2022, on February 14, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dropkick Murphys "All You Tories" Live at Wembley Arena in London |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLqb535hBi0 |website=YouTube | date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>

Ken Casey will appear on the ''Sing for Science'' podcast on June 12, 2025 for an episode called where he will discuss worker's rights with Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at [[Harvard Law School]], [[Sharon Block (government official)|Sharon Block]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Voices for Labor and a Just Economy: A Conversation with Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) and Sharon Block (Harvard Law School) |url=https://clje.law.harvard.edu/events/voices-for-labor-and-a-just-economy-a-conversation-with-ken-casey-dropkick-murphys-and-sharon-block-harvard-law-school/ |website=harvard.edu |date=May 31, 2025 |access-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref>