Two investigations have substantiated allegations that one of California's most powerful union presidents tried to strong-arm fellow labor leaders into backing a proposed billionaire tax, and engaged in a pattern of threatening conduct toward women in the process. Dave Regan, president of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, one of California's largest and most politically influential […] The post SEIU union boss accused of extorting labor leaders, intimidating women to force billionaire tax endorsement appeared first on American Almanac .
Two investigations have substantiated allegations that one of California's most powerful union presidents tried to strong-arm fellow labor leaders into backing a proposed billionaire tax, and engaged in a pattern of threatening conduct toward women in the process. Dave Regan, president of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, one of California's largest and most politically influential unions, faces findings from two separate probes that paint a picture of coercion, intimidation, and, in one case dating to 2009, alleged physical assault against a female colleague. The national SEIU is now preparing an evidentiary hearing, and Regan has been temporarily barred from SEIU California offices. The allegations center on Regan's push to secure…Open
The lawsuit, the first of its kind since revelations against the union leader emerged this year, accuses two foundations of failing to prevent “abusive, rogue and inappropriate” behavior.
Controversy over data centers continues to grow, splitting communities as some argue they drain electricity, water and local infrastructure. But many see them as a rare economic opportunity for job growth and investment. Don Slaiman, an American labor unionist and political activist, joins "On Balance with Leland Vittert" to share why he believes communities shouldn't be against them. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
By Susan Quinn Leftism is a one-way street, so when the giant retailer tried to pull back from its costly embrace of that ideology, Weingarten flexed the AFT’s muscles.
The UAW and Deere are barreling toward a contract clash as Big Labor seeks to capture some of the immense wealth being created by the AI boom . Why it matters: Old-school equipment makers like Deere and Caterpillar suddenly find themselves swept up in a sales-and-stock boom tied to AI, as data center developers gobble up bulldozers, excavators and other construction machines. The big picture: Union leaders have already been agitating against the AI giants, calling for labor protections and bashing billionaires for seeking to replace workers. - "You're either with workers or you're with millionaires," AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler told Axios in June. "There's just been a dearth of leadership in terms of elected officials really…
Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn, a Democrat-endorsed "independent," likened modern immigration enforcement to the Nazi persecution of Jews at an October 2025 town hall, according to audio obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, a comparison that clashes sharply with his own history of contacting ICE to report illegal immigrants at a Kellogg's factory. The Washington […] The post Dan Osborn compared immigration enforcement to Nazi Germany — then his own record told a different story appeared first on American Almanac .
Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn, a Democrat-endorsed "independent," likened modern immigration enforcement to the Nazi persecution of Jews at an October 2025 town hall, according to audio obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, a comparison that clashes sharply with his own history of contacting ICE to report illegal immigrants at a Kellogg's factory. The Washington Free Beacon reported on the recording, in which Osborn told an audience member that the current political climate mirrors 1930s Germany. His words were direct: "You have to have a common enemy, right? And in the 30s it was the Jews. This, they're using the immigrants." Osborn went further, arguing that immigrants lack political power and cannot fairly be blamed for the…Open
Texas is a right to work state, which prohibits unions from enforcing contracts that require employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment.
Democrat Troy Jackson is selling his rural Maine roots as the centerpiece of his U.S. Senate campaign against Susan Collins, but a Washington Post visit to his tiny hometown of Allagash found neighbors deeply divided over whether the 58-year-old former logger has earned their trust. Jackson replaced Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee after Platner […] The post Troy Jackson's own hometown can't agree on whether he deserves a Senate seat appeared first on American Almanac .
Democrat Troy Jackson is selling his rural Maine roots as the centerpiece of his U.S. Senate campaign against Susan Collins, but a Washington Post visit to his tiny hometown of Allagash found neighbors deeply divided over whether the 58-year-old former logger has earned their trust. Jackson replaced Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee after Platner formally dropped out of the race in July amid a sexual assault allegation Platner denies. Democrats are betting that Jackson's biography, a former logger who served two decades in the Maine Legislature and led the state Senate as president, can pull rural voters back to a party that has steadily lost ground in northern New England's small towns. The trouble is that Allagash, a one-road…Open
Democrats selected former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson on Saturday to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall after Graham Platner's embattled campaign ended. Why it matters: Jackson's selection is another win for the left flank of the Democratic party, which lined up behind another progressive candidate as their best shot at flipping one of the most important seats to win back Senate control. Driving the news: Delegates to a special nominating convention selected Jackson Saturday morning, the Associated Press reported . - Jackson all but locked up the nomination last weekend after Democrats across the state overwhelmingly selected his preferred delegate slate. - "We're well on our way to getting the government…
