President Obama distanced himself from the union bosses — his strongest ally — and they aren’t happy about it. Liberal commentator Paul Begala said the decision would mean there will be “hell to pay.” Charles Krauthammer said “In Wisconsin, Obama literally mailed it in.” The extent of his effort to help the union bosses were limited to 143 characters — he tweeted his support for the recall.
What are the union bosses going to do? Nothing. They are between a rock and a hard place. They are invested in this president and he has returned dividends for years. His decision to turn his back on them now leaves them bloodied and lonely but nothing will stop them from spending $1 billion in forced union dues to see this president elected — whether they have a smile on their face or not.
Largely thanks to the Right to Work attorney-won U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, union bosses like NEA President Becky Pringle are no longer able to block virtually all meaningful education policy reforms.
California’s Big Labor-concocted A.B.5, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019, made it almost impossible for workers and firms to bounce back after 2020’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Now Biden bureaucrats want to federalize A.B.5!
Mr. Fain undoubtedly knows full well that there is a complete disconnect between the UAW hierarchy and the UAW rank-and-file on the Biden presidency and whether workers will benefit from its extension for another four years.