labor unions

Podcast
“Who Funds That?” Episode 4: Democrat Union Bosses, Republican Workers
As working-class Americans demonstrate increasing willingness to support conservative political candidates, some ostensible conservatives—some perhaps in service to their think tank’s funders in left-wing Big Philanthropy and others perhaps in…
by Sarah Lee, Michael Watson on May 12, 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 January 9, 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 October 17, 2025

Labor Watch
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

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 1, 2025

Labor Watch
Improving Union Annual Reporting
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act is an important law that codifies the principle that unions must experience public and member scrutiny as a price for their extensive, government-secured…
by Michael Watson on June 30, 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 June 6, 2025

Labor Watch
Disunited Steelworkers and the U.S. Steel Deal
Before Americans broke for the Memorial Day weekend, President Donald Trump announced that he would allow a proposed investment by Japan-based Nippon Steel into the struggling company U.S. Steel that…
by Michael Watson on June 3, 2025

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #364: Bullies Unite Here
In an era when fewer than six percent of private-sector workers are union members, it’s easy to forget how forceful Big Labor’s activists can be when they’re out rooting for…
by Sarah Lee, Michael Watson on May 20, 2025

Labor Watch
Republicans and Big Labor: GOP-Union Outreach Before Franklin Roosevelt
A review of the history shows that Republican political figures chasing the votes of working men and women have repeatedly sought to collaborate with union bosses who claim to speak…
by Michael Watson on April 23, 2025