Good question, and I don't know. There certainly were newspapers etc. aligned with organized labour in the US too, but I don't think anything as organized.
Many other places as well now have relatively weak unions forced to deal with a largely hostile press (UK being one) andd could have benefited from something similar.
Many other places as well now have relatively weak unions forced to deal with a largely hostile press (UK being one) andd could have benefited from something similar.