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Unions and the Working Families Party Bet Against the Future Again
Narrative Analysis: Plain Folks
In New York City, leaders of unions and nonprofit groups like the Working Families Party again picked the losing, old-guard side in last night’s elections. How long before these leaders get on board with the future of working-class politics?
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Portside
· Jun 25, 2026
Why Did Unions and the WFP Oppose Last Night’s Electoral Breakthroughs in NYC?
Why Did Unions and the WFP Oppose Last Night’s Electoral Breakthroughs in NYC? Ray Wed, 06/24/2026 - 20:23
Hot Air
· Jul 6, 2026
The Myth of Unifying the Union
The Myth of Unifying the Union
The Daily Wire
· Jun 24, 2026
Republicans And Union Allies Could Force Abortion On Christian Employers, Critics Warn
A pro-union bill making its way through Congress with Republican support faces opposition from Christian business leaders who argue it could be used to advance a pro-abortion and transgender agenda without the consent of workers or employers. The Faster Labor Contracts Act, which passed the House last week with support from 210 Democrats and 20 ...
Sky News Australia
· Jun 23, 2026
Stephen Conroy: Labor cannot afford to disregard the threat of One Nation
Former Labor minister Stephen Conroy spoke on the rise of One Nation in a potential leadership presentation in the House of Representatives and the Senate. “I think that the national party are facing extinction, I think the Liberal party if you look at the polls yesterday, are in dire, dire trouble," Mr Conroy told Sky News Australia. “They could be reduced below 20 seats if those two polls yesterday hold true. “You’ve got Labor absolutely threatened in our traditional working-class seats, we saw that in South Australia. “I don’t think Labor as a whole collective party … can afford to disregard it.”
Novara Media
· Jul 2, 2026
No, Crypto Billionaires Buying Politicians Is Not the Same as Unions Representing Workers
How about this for false equivalence? Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh tried to compare trade unions that donate to the Labour party through the membership of its workers to cryptocurrency billionaires who donate enormous sums to politicians like Nigel Farage. But economist Faiza Shaheen pointed out that the two are not the same. She added that the Reform leader has “spent more time representing the interests of billionaires than he has for working class people”.
Wirepoints
· Jun 21, 2026
Editorial: Illinois unions are miffed at Springfield Democrats who usually do their bidding. That’s a positive. – Chicago Tribune*
A hefty chunk of Illinois’ budgetary woes, which at Gov. JB Pritzker’s urging have kept lawmakers in recent sessions from enacting many new programs and passing progressive new policies, are tied directly to the legislature’s past bending of the knee to unions. Those lamentable prior actions, of course, include overly generous pension benefits for state workers and public school teachers.
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Related coverage for "Unions and the Working Families Party Bet Against the Future Again": Portside — Why Did Unions and the WFP Oppose Last Night’s Electoral Breakthroughs in NYC?. Hot Air — The Myth of Unifying the Union. The Daily Wire — Republicans And Union Allies Could Force Abortion On Christian Employers, Critics Warn. Sky News Australia — Stephen Conroy: Labor cannot afford to disregard the threat of One Nation. Novara Media — No, Crypto Billionaires Buying Politicians Is Not the Same as Unions Representing Workers. Wirepoints — Editorial: Illinois unions are miffed at Springfield Democrats who usually do their bidding. That’s a positive. – Chicago Tribune*