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Unions’ Capital Activism Harms Members
July 16, 2026 // A new Mackinac Center study, “Unions and ESG: From Worker Representation to Shareholder Activism,” shows how activist investing by organized labor slows the economy, weakens the financial system, and directly harms union members. The most common vehicle is ESG investing, in which shareholders pressure publicly traded companies to enact certain environmental, social and governance policies. While ESG advocates often present the movement as a benign effort to make companies more socially responsible, unions use it to advance their political and organizational self-interest.