Union Facts

You might not earn a million dollars like NYC union president "Richie" Rich Maroko, but this parody ad shows that you can eat like him with the signature Million-Dollar Maroko bar. In 2024, Maroko made almost $1 million in total compensation, paid for with members' dues.

Gotta love a union guy who pretends to be for the people, but is just enriching themselves… This one is crazy. richierichmaroko.com

“Hotel workers may believe they’re receiving a World Cup windfall,” said CUF's Charlyce Bozzello. “But from where we sit, Maroko is the one hitting the jackpot...Union members deserve transparency about the lucrative compensation package they’re being asked to fund.” dailywire.com/news/new-york-…

“The divide between the interests of rank-and-file workers and the agenda of union bosses has never been more apparent. Members deserve to know when their dues are funding bloated executive salaries and partisan political advocacy rather than advancing priorities that actually matter to workers.” dailywire.com/news/major-tra…

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HTC Union Boss “Richie” Rich Maroko may have leveraged the flood of World Cup-related tourism to secure a big contract for hotel workers, but it's Maroko himself who's really coming out on top with a near-million-dollar pay package.

Despite claims from SEIU Local 2015 that the union wants to “truly transform the nursing home industry for the better,” our analysis found that union presence appears to lower a nursing home’s CMS rating by almost 10%. laborpains.org/2026/05/26/uni…

"Bad policy ideas and bad leadership are a dangerous combination. It’s not just workers who can pay the price — it’s our most vulnerable loved ones. This new data raises a serious question: would you trust your grandmother in an SEIU-organized facility?" foxnews.com/politics/union…

Unions spent workers' dues at Caesars Palace, beachfront resorts and steakhouses while arguing members couldn't afford bills. foxnews.com/politics/union…

“The union pushing for this policy – Unite Here Local 11 – is the same union that has disrupted weddings, disturbed countless hotel guests with early morning protests, and even tried to ruin a Taylor Swift concert. Now, it looks like the union’s next target is the L.A. Olympics.” californiaglobe.com/fr/las-30-mini…

"The SEIU lectures the country about economic justice by day and apparently checks into five-star luxury hotels by night on their members' dimes. So much for solidarity." foxnews.com/politics/union…

A California resident says the SEIU "in-home care" union locked her in a room and coerced her into paying union dues. Experts say the taxpayer-funded program is rife with fraud—and the unions are collecting nearly $150 million each year from membership dues.

Weeks after National Review published text messages in which Jones, then the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, said he would murder Republican lawmaker Todd Gilbert if given the opportunity and that it would be a good thing if Gilbert’s children were killed as well, the Teamsters cut a $5,000 check to his inaugural committee. washingtonexaminer.com/news/investiga…

Federal oversight of the United Auto Workers has cost the union more than $25.3 million, according to an annual report that illustrates rising costs amid multiple investigations into President Shawn Fain and his team. detroitnews.com/story/business…

Iran’s embattled clerics recently received a public relations assist from an unusual messenger: The SEIU. laborpains.org/2026/03/23/sei…

Unions simply make less sense in today’s dynamic and modernizing workforce. Private-sector membership has plummeted 70% since its peak in 1980. As it turns out, no amount of money or clever rhetoric can return labor unions to their former glory. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/448365…

"In the short run, the NLRB can help American workers by reversing the Biden rulings that strengthen unions and restrain businesses at workers’ expense... But a future NLRB with members appointed by another president could reverse these policies. Workers ultimately need Congress to pass better labor laws that will last." Read more from @Inst4AW's @KarenHarned wsj.com/opinion/the-na…

"Some workers at the Chattanooga plant are seeking to decertify the union. Maybe they realize their jobs depend on VW’s success, not Mr. Fain’s." wsj.com/opinion/uaw-ch…

"Johnson said she's been driven to file police reports and send the union a cease-and-desist request over the union's actions, which have included sending fake wedding invitations, calls to her friends and family, and a protest outside where she worked." cbsnews.com/chicago/news/i…

“SEIU union officials did not represent our interests in the workplace, yet money was constantly coming out of our paychecks to support their activities,” Latelle commented. “The vast majority of my coworkers had had enough of that.” nrtw.org/news/latelle-l…