Union Facts

"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…

"Does Teamsters chief Sean O’Brien regret the rich labor contract he negotiated with United Parcel Service in 2023? His members who are losing their jobs probably do. The carrier on Tuesday announced plans to cut another 30,000 jobs this year, on top of 48,000 that were eliminated last year, in order to pare labor costs." wsj.com/opinion/ups-la…

“The Teamsters union and its president, Sean O’Brien, continually make a show of crossing party lines and working with the current president. Don’t let their rhetoric fool you. The Teamsters’ own political advocacy skews almost completely to the left, and now we know the same is true for its major affiliates.” laborpains.org/2026/01/27/100…

“The hypocrisy here is insane. They’re standing up for a dictator in a repressive regime,” said [CUF's] Charlyce Bozzello. “It’s disconnected from reality. It’s pretty shocking. nypost.com/2026/01/12/us-…

"2026 began with revelations that numerous billionaires owning upwards of $1 trillion in assets had cut ties with California just before the ball dropped on January 1. These well-heeled folks did not suddenly get tired of California’s weather, scenery, culture, or social scene. Instead, they were avoiding a potential wealth tax hatched by the SEIU-UHW." californiapolicycenter.org/the-union-that…

"The union rules aren’t beneficial to everyone, and instead of helping us progress, they end up holding many of us back. We deserve the freedom to exercise our own rights, speak for ourselves, and make decisions that reflect what we actually want — not what the union decides for us.” nrtw.org/news/dallas-pe…

"New York has been ground zero for one of the worst taxpayer abuses in the history of Medicaid, and now it’s poised to get much worse: A labor union plans to skim hundreds of millions of dollars from Medicaid in New York." nypost.com/2025/12/11/opi…

"Rivera and his fellow independent-minded workers are the latest in a growing number of workers that have sought relief from Teamsters representation. They are joined by others in Florida, Texas, Kentucky, and many more." nrtw.org/news/florida-f…