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“Who Funds That?” Episode 16: Big Labor’s Leftist Investments
A faction of the political right, supported by the think tank American Compass that is funded by the leftist Hewlett Foundation, claims that organized labor has a “conservative heart” and…
by Michael Watson on August 4, 2026

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Alaska Airlines, the Association of Flight Attendants, and union thuggery for the digital age 
Two Alaska Airlines flight attendants expressed dissent from the company’s position supporting the “Equality Act,” a piece of radical social-liberal legislation that would, among other things, require bathrooms to be…
by Michael Watson on June 26, 2026

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Great union inflection point or dead cat bounce? Parsing the 2025 BLS union members survey
Union membership ticked back up to 10.0 percent in 2025 in the federal government’s shutdown-affected survey data. Don’t expect this to herald a resurgence in trade unionism.
by Michael Watson on February 20, 2026

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Labor’s radical dream of the “general strike”
Big Labor in Europe, particularly in France, can launch strikes against the whole of society, rather than just a specific employer. Left-wing labor activists want to bring this institutionalized revolution…
by Michael Watson on February 5, 2026

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France learns (again) what sectoral bargaining means
If imported to the United States, French labor policy would put the American economy in peril.
by Michael Watson on September 18, 2025

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Depoliticizing labor unions and charitable nonprofits
Depoliticizing Big Labor and Big Philanthropy has a long and complicated history. But there is potential for broad and bipartisan reforms.
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 10, 2025

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Does Big Labor truly represent the American worker?
Those hoping to hear workers’ voices need to find an alternative to union bosses, who have shown they barely speak for their members, much less all laborers.
by Michael Watson on September 3, 2025

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Ten key Big Labor facts
As of 2025, fewer than 10 percent of all civilian workers and fewer than 6 percent of private-sector workers are members of labor unions. With those low levels of…
by Michael Watson on August 5, 2025

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What Killed the Teen Summer Job? Big Labor
Big Labor is the principal special interest responsible for the decline of teen paid summer work. Minimum wage hikes, which unions often push, function as essentially a sectoral bargaining kludge…
by Michael Watson on July 21, 2025

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Capital Research, June 2025
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