Unions Help Drive Amazon out of New York City Area…Again
In 2019, New York City’s labor unions played a key role in tanking the development of an Amazon location in…
Delaware AFL-CIO Leaders in Hot Water After Anti-Asian Comments
Back in April 2020, James Maravelias — president of the Delaware AFL-CIO and president of the Delaware Building Trades —…
Out-of-Control Union Spending: Super Bowl Edition
In honor of the upcoming Super Bowl, it’s time to round up the amount of money labor unions have spent…
Did Unions Drive Amazon Out of NYC?
Mayor Bill de Blasio claims that Amazon’s tragic break up with NYC was simply “scuttled by a few very powerful…
Unions Spend Big to Curtail Worker Freedom
The AFL-CIO— along with other major labor unions— recently poured money into an anti-right-to-work campaign led by advocacy group We Are Missouri….
DC Metro Union Workers Don’t Realize They Work For Taxpayers
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689– which represents the employees of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA)–made headlines by voting to…
Supreme Court Backlash Highlights Union Hypocrisy
President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has incensed union officials, who cite the nominee’s “pro-business stance” as cause for…
SEIU Scraps Health and Safety Program. Too Much Politics?
According to Jordan Barab, a former Labor Department official under President Obama and longtime union staffer, the Service Employees International…
Union President Pay Watch, 2018
The AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of labor unions, recently released its annual Executive Paywatch report. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler describes…
Sexual Harassment Allegations? Don’t Forget Big Labor
From Hollywood to the halls of Congress, sexual harassment allegations have shaken the country. But alleged sexual misconduct isn’t exclusive…