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Labor Watch
A labor strike you probably didn’t notice hiked the unemployment rate
Thanks to restrictions on strikes imposed by legislators who supported the Taft-Hartley Consensus, you probably didn’t notice a labor union action that might have been big enough to alter national…
by Michael Watson on March 16, 2026

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on December 19, 2025

Labor Watch
Unions sue for licenses for illegal immigrant truckers
Public safety should be the driving motive behind who drives big trucks on our roads, but Big Labor has other ideas.
by Michael Watson on October 31, 2025

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on August 16, 2024

Labor Watch
From the Ordinary to the Opulent: A Look at Union Buildings in the District
Unions claim to represent the common worker, advocating for fair wages, safe working conditions, and just treatment. However, reality often tells a different story. The massive, expensive headquarters of these…
by Elise Johnson on August 12, 2024

Labor Watch
Big Labor’s Annual Reports Show Its Ties to the Left
Fresh annual reports for 2023 conclusively demonstrate the institutional connections between Big Labor and the rest of the Left. But these annual reports just skim the surface of the deep…
by Michael Watson on April 16, 2024

Labor Watch
Big Labor Meets Arabella: A Coalitional Case Study
Social justice unionism is a theory of organized labor politics under which organized labor marches together with the social-liberal Left on noneconomic issues. This is part of a broad left-wing…
by Michael Watson on July 24, 2023

Labor Watch
Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance: Beginnings
For years the Democracy Alliance has embodied big money on the American Left. The alliance is as notable for the tremendous depth of its partners’ pockets and for the relative…
by Robert Stilson on June 3, 2022

Labor Watch
Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance: Funding Union Priorities
The Democracy Alliance functions largely to channel contributions pledged by its well-heeled partners to left-of-center organizations that the alliance has recommended. Individual partners are reportedly expected to commit at least…
by Robert Stilson on June 3, 2022

Labor Watch
Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance: Union Personnel
Still further evidence of the close relationship between Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance can be found in the number of current or former union personnel serving on the alliance’s…
by Robert Stilson on June 3, 2022