Tag: Unions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event ahead of Election Day Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Nashua, N.H.

Beltway Confidential

Outgoing Newsom calls for more tax breaks for Hollywood billionaires

Zachary Faria · November 3, 2026 2:10 pm

Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL).

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien backs Ashley Moody in Florida Senate race

Carter Schroppe · November 1, 2026 4:09 pm

In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, photo, thousands of teachers marched and rallied in downtown Los Angeles. Teachers in the nation's second-largest school district will go on strike next month if there's no settlement of its long-running contract dispute, union leaders said Wednesday, Dec. 19. The announcement by United Teachers Los Angeles threatens the first strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District in nearly 30 years and follows about 20 months of negotiations.

Government unions set to grab more power in blue states

Washington Examiner · November 1, 2026 5:00 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event ahead of Election Day Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Nashua, N.H.

Beltway Confidential

California Democrats still butting heads over destructive wealth tax

Zachary Faria · October 26, 2026 2:14 pm

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Dropkick Murphys, of Celtic punk rock fame, encourage Maine voters to ‘ship’ Troy Jackson to DC

David Sivak · October 16, 2026 10:44 pm

Union members from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Democratic union giveaway could turn Vermont into Illinois

Rep. Eric Burlison · October 15, 2026 8:00 am

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks.

Mamdani says NYC horse carriages ‘coming to an end’ after deal with speaker

Claire Carter · October 13, 2026 10:43 pm

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY).

What is New York hiding? How teachers unions are rigging school rankings

Aaron Withe · October 8, 2026 10:00 am

United Auto Workers march outside the Stellantis North American Headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. General Motors and Stellantis announced fresh layoffs Wednesday that they blamed on damage from the United Auto Workers strike, and the labor standoff grew more tense just two days before the union was expected to call for new walkouts. UAW President Shawn Fain said layoffs were unnecessary and an effort to pressure workers to settle for less in contract negotiations. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

For decades, labor unions had a free pass to spew racial slurs. It just ended

F. Vincent Vernuccio · October 2, 2026 10:00 am

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces a new air traffic control infrastructure plan, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Duffy asks Congress to fund $30 billion effort to modernize air traffic control system

Anna Giaritelli · September 28, 2026 3:54 pm

The Union Pacific "Big Boy" No. 4014

Fairness and Justice

Union leaders rejecting the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger are rejecting their own members’ job security

Jeremy Ferguson · September 25, 2026 11:00 am

Randi Weingarten says that closing the Department of Education will fund a tax cut for Elon Musk.

Our inner-city public schools suck, and the Democrats don’t care

Michael Levin · September 25, 2026 10:00 am