Posts tagged Union
PODCAST: The Chicago Teachers Union and Their Path to Dictatorship | The New Frontline with Siena Rose
January 14, 2026 // This episode exposes the inherent corruption and political overreach of government unions as Siena dives into the latest controversy surrounding the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and their support for a Venezuela protest organized by socialist groups. Along with former NJEA President Sean Spiller's controversial campaign for NEA President and a new California tax proposal targeting billionaires, backed by the SEIU.
Pittsburgh-Area ABARTA Coca-Cola Driver Triumphs in Federal Case Challenging Forced Teamsters Union Membership Demands
January 13, 2026 // Federal labor board orders employer to post notice properly informing employees of their rights and will soon prosecute Teamsters Local 585 union
The Union that May Have Broken California
January 13, 2026 // Billionaire exodus was not the stated goal of the wealth tax proponents: it was an unintended consequence of the ballot language drafting and revision process. SEIU-UHW is a veteran of ballot measure warfare but has a mixed record. It spent $37 million on three failed measures (2018 Proposition 8, 2020 Proposition 23, and 2022 Proposition 29) to regulate the state’s dialysis industry. But their current plan to fan class envy in hopes of securing $100 billion in new state revenue is a far more audacious effort. The original language of Billionaire Wealth Tax set an effective residency date of January 1, 2025, which would have made avoidance legally impossible for current residents. However, after intense legal scrutiny lead to fears that the measure would fail in court, proponents filed an amendment on November 26, 2025. This new version shifted the tax obligation date to January 1, 2026 opening a narrow escape hatch for the billionaires.
Labor board rules in favor of union in contested BlueOval SK election
January 13, 2026 // Despite BlueOval SK's plans to shutter its electric vehicle battery plant in Glendale next month, workers there have officially won a union election. More than 1,200 hourly workers voted in the election last summer with 526 votes in favor of joining the United Auto Workers while 515 ballots were cast against representation. The 11-vote victory by the UAW was contested by the company.
Two Additional Heavy Equipment Operators Targeted By Operating Engineers Union Bosses File Federal Charges
January 12, 2026 // Workers face unlawful IUOE union bosses’ retaliation measures for remaining employed with nonunion contractor
Wells Fargo location in Connecticut votes against unionizing
January 11, 2026 // Thirty-one of Wells’ 4,000-some branches have filed for union election since 2023, and 27 of those branches – plus the bank’s conduct management intake department – have voted in favor of unionizing. The North Colony branch joins branches in Atwater, California, and Belleview, Florida in voting against the move.
Code for America reaches tentative agreement with worker’s union, averting strike
January 8, 2026 // Following months of negotiations, the civic tech nonprofit Code for America announced it's reached a new agreement its union.
Courts reject states’ efforts to take over union law enforcement
January 6, 2026 // Over the past two decades, unions have spent much of their political capital fighting for changes to the NLRA and other federal workplace laws. They did this in the hopes that tilting the playing field in their favor would boost the labor movement. They have little to show for those efforts. The New York and California laws show a modified version of that strategy: lobbying friendly states to enact policies the unions cannot get passed at the federal level. The courts are now blocking this overreach.
UnityPoint Health Des Moines objects to challenge process after nurses vote to unionize The hospital believes “the union abused the ballot challenge process” and argues that this has led to “confusion and uncertainty.”
December 30, 2025 // The hospital believes "the union abused the ballot challenge process" and argues that this has led to "confusion and uncertainty."
Commentary: A Cautionary Moment for Union Transparency as Former NJEA Leader Seeks a National Role
December 17, 2025 // Most notably, a pair of New Jersey teachers have filed suit against the NJEA and its former leadership, alleging that millions of dollars in mandatory dues were used for political activities—including a nearly $50 million governor’s race—without meaningful member consent. These allegations are serious. They speak not only to how decisions were made, but to whether educators had clear information about how their own money was being deployed. At the same time, the New Jersey Policy Institute has filed complaints with both the IRS and the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, asking regulators to examine whether the union’s funding structures and political accounts complied with federal and state rules.