ICYMI: "Wells Fargo Union Setbacks Energize Organized Labor's Opponents"

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When unions stop delivering for workers and start functioning as arms of the Democratic political machine, workers push back. That's exactly what's happening at Wells Fargo, where the Communications Workers of America abandoned a Florida unit this week, days before a scheduled vote, following a successful decertification vote at a North Carolina location earlier this month. Politico Pro covers what these setbacks reveal about the gap between union leadership's political ambitions and what rank-and-file workers actually want.

Gene Hamilton, Senior Advisor to CPAW, pointed to what's driving the trend:

"We're going to see more and more of these decertification filings as time goes on. When it seems like they're using the dues for political causes or otherwise that aren't actually doing anything to help them, then people have a natural tendency to withdraw their support."

Key points from the article:

• Across industries, workers are increasingly rejecting unions that promised the world during organizing drives but failed to deliver real results — better wages, safer workplaces, and meaningful representation.

• The Biden-era blocking charge rule gave unions a procedural weapon to delay or kill elections they were likely to lose. The Trump administration is now dismantling that tactic.

• The article notes the NLRB's longstanding custom of requiring three votes to overturn precedent — but rulemaking requires only a majority, meaning the newly confirmed members can start reversing Biden-era overreach right now. As Hamilton put it: "Time is of the essence."