Union Bosses Going All Out to Capture Congress
During the months leading up to Election Day 2026, Big Labor bosses’ focus on politics has never been more explicit.
SEIU, UFCW and other unions that spent hundreds of millions of dollars of forced union dues supporting ObamaCare have filed requests to be exempt and have been granted exemptions from onerous ObamaCare regulations. ObamaCare continues to create hypocrites out of Big Labor and the Obama Administration. Below is a partial list of waivers granted by the Obama Administrations (for the current list from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services click here):
| Applicant | Application Received | Number of Enrollees | Waiver Approved | |
| 10 | Service Employees Benefit Fund | 10/12/2010 | 1,297 | 10/29/2010 |
| 12 | UFCW Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust | 10/5/2010 | 68 | 10/29/2010 |
| 14 | IBEW No.915 | 9/28/2010 | 930 | 10/28/2010 |
| 15 | Integra BMS for Culp, Inc. | 10/4/2010 | 34 | 10/28/2010 |
| 19 | Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund | 9/29/2010 | 2 | 10/26/2010 |
| 33 | Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund | 9/30/2010 | 534 | 10/26/2010 |
| 35 | UFCW Local 227 | 10/12/2010 | 1,125 | 10/26/2010 |
| 52 | UFCW Maximus Local 455 | 10/4/2010 | 59 | 10/18/2010 |
| 55 | Local 25 SEIU | 9/29/2010 | 31,000 | 10/14/2010 |
| 60 | UFCW Local 1262 | 9/20/2010 | 5,390 | 10/14/2010 |
| 78 | Local 802 Musicians Health Fund | 9/29/2010 | 1,801 | 10/1/2010 |
| 83 | Local 17 Hospitality Benefit Fund | 9/16/2010 | 881 | 9/30/2010 |
| 89 | I.U.P.A.T | 9/16/2010 | 875 | 9/27/2010 |
| 91 | Transport Workers | 9/20/2010 | 107 | 9/27/2010 |
| 92 | UFT Welfare Fund (NY Teachers Union) | 9/16/2010 | 351,000 | 9/27/2010 |
(H/T The Drudge Report)
During the months leading up to Election Day 2026, Big Labor bosses’ focus on politics has never been more explicit.
According to AFSCME Local 1632 President Will Harmon, Columbus Water & Power committed a grievous offense by subcontracting out the job of clearing away invasive weeds and brush spread out across two acres of its property to a tribe of roughly 40 goats without first “negotiating” with Big Labor.
One longtime IAFF official who is now in the spotlight for his crass denigration of “two-hatters” -- that is, professional firefighters who also serve as volunteers -- is Pennsylvania Democrat politician Bob Brooks.