ICYMI: “Exclusive — Coalition to Protect American Workers Details How Trump Captured Half of Union Households in 2024”
Paychecks in Pockets vs. Union Dues, ran exclusively in Breitbart this week, and the numbers lay bare what union leadership doesn't want to admit: nearly half of union households voted for President Trump in 2024, while the ten largest unions spent 94.8% of their political dollars trying to stop him.
Gene Hamilton, Senior Advisor to CPAW, responded to the findings:
"Rank-and-file union members voted for President Trump at historic levels while their leadership spent their hard-earned dues fighting him every step of the way. Those workers stood with the President because his America First policies delivered — real money in their pockets and real jobs in their communities. The NLRB now has a quorum. Time to finish the job. Recognize decertification petitions. Restore secret-ballot protections. Stop union bosses from using procedural games to override what American workers actually want. American workers deserve an NLRB that works for them — not the union elite who have lost their way.”
Key findings from the CPAW white paper:
45% of union households voted for President Trump in 2024 — Harris's lead among union households (8%) was half of Biden's in 2020 (16%), a dramatic realignment that decided the election.
Despite that support, 94.8% of political funding from ten of the largest unions went to oppose the President. Of the $17.1 million in contributions reviewed, $16.2 million went to Democrats. The SEIU gave 98.9%. The American Federation of Teachers gave 98.88%. The CWA gave 97.7%.
Trump delivered — and workers noticed. The One Big Beautiful Bill included an $89.5 billion overtime tax deduction for manufacturing, mining, and utility workers; a $31.1 billion "No Tax on Tips" cut benefiting 4–6 million workers; and a $30.6 billion auto loan deduction tied exclusively to American-made vehicles supporting UAW jobs. Over $4 trillion in new foreign investment was secured through renegotiated trade agreements.
While union members moved toward Trump, union leadership became a content mill for attacks on the President. The CWA maintains a website called "Trump's Anti-Worker Record." The American Federation of Teachers published "The Deplorable Trump List." AFSCME's president attended the anti-Trump "No Kings" rally in D.C. instead of advocating for members.
Decertification petitions have surged nearly 40% since 2020. Workers aren't just talking. They're acting. Telecom workers at Windstream in North Carolina voted out of the CWA in March 2026. In New Jersey, Apple retail workers rejected the CWA entirely. In North Carolina, Amazon warehouse workers turned down unionization three-to-one.
The NLRB now has a quorum. The board can begin rulemaking immediately on secret ballots, fair Employer Meetings on Unionization, and end blocking charges without waiting for a third Republican confirmation.
The gap between union members and union leadership isn't a polling quirk — it's a political realignment happening in real time. American workers supported President Trump because he delivered for them. Their union leadership spent their money fighting him anyway. The NLRB now has a quorum, a mandate, and a real opportunity to finish the job by realigning labor policy away from partisan political games and back to where it belongs: American workers.
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