{"id":2383292,"date":"2024-12-24T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-unions-wielded-influence-in-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T07:32:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:32:56","slug":"how-unions-wielded-influence-in-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-unions-wielded-influence-in-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How unions wielded influence in 2024 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-unions-wielded-influence-in-2024-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the critically important influence of unions \u2064in the United States\u200b during the year leading up \u200bto the 2024 elections, noting that there was a notable increase in the number of workers \u200cvoting to certify unions, the \u200dhighest in 15 years. Both president-elect\u2063 donald Trump and Vice President\u200d Kamala Harris engaged\u2062 with various unions to garner support. Notably,the teamsters did not \u2063endorse any presidential candidate,breaking \u200da long tradition of supporting Democrats,while the \u2062United Auto Workers \u2062endorsed Harris after previously backing President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights the \u2062financial impact of unions on companies, citing Boeing&#8217;s significant $6.1 billion\u2063 loss in \u2064the third\u200b quarter due to a strike \u2063by its workers represented by the\u200c International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. the \u2062strike resulted in new contracts which included significant raises, but Boeing still announced layoffs affecting 10%\u200c of its \u2063workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2064 it reports \u2062on \u2064strikes by employees at institutions such as the University of California, where \u2063workers protested without achieving new contracts. The\u2063 article emphasizes the ongoing struggles and successes of unionization efforts across \u200cvarious sectors in the current labor landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How unions wielded influence in 2024<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896416\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>More&nbsp;workers&nbsp;voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3053826\/new-workers-vote-to-certify-record-number-of-unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"certify&nbsp;unions\">certify&nbsp;unions<\/a>&nbsp;this year than they have in the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leading up to November&rsquo;s election, both President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President Kamala Harris courted a variety of unions to rally supporters. The largest&nbsp;union&nbsp;in the nation, the Teamsters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3242272\/teamsters-bet-big-nonpartisanship-and-paid-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">opted not to endorse either candidate<\/a> for president after a long tradition of endorsing the Democratic candidate, which the Trump campaign counted as a win for their side. Meanwhile, the United Auto Workers endorsed Harris after endorsing President Joe Biden when he was still in the running.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a roundup of the influence unions had this year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unions that cost companies money<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3199833\/boeing-loses-6-1-billion-q3-following-five-week-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Boeing<\/a>&nbsp;reported a&nbsp;net loss&nbsp;of over $6.1 billion in its third quarter as roughly a fifth of its employees, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, went on strike for seven weeks. They were employed at Boeing&rsquo;s manufacturing factory, where its 737 MAX, 767, and 777 planes are produced. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-loses-6-1-billion-in-q3-following-five-week-strike-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Boeing loses .1 billion in Q3 following five-week strike - Washington Examiner\">latest losses &#038;ldquo<\/a>;primarily reflect impacts of the IAM work stoppage,&rdquo; according to Boeing.<\/p>\n<p>The new contract included a 38% raise over four years and productivity bonuses. Still, Boeing announced in October that it would issue pink slips to 17,000 workers, or roughly 10% of its workforce. Less than two weeks later, Boeing laid off 438 Society of Professional Engineering Employees. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apwu.org\/news\/magazine\/state-us-unions#:~:text=North%20Carolina%20has%20the%20lowest,to%2024%20(5%20percent).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">80% of its employees<\/a>&nbsp;belong to the American Postal Workers Union. This year, postage increased by 5 cents, for a total of 73 cents per stamp. Stamp sales help to fund the Postal Service, as it does not receive tax dollars toward its operating expenses. Almost 75% of Postal Service operating costs go toward employee compensation.<\/p>\n<p>The agency is still looking to increase the price of its parcel service by 25% but has not received approval. This service has several competitors, such as FedEx, UPS, and others.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strikes that did not bring about new contracts<\/h2>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3237205\/university-california-workers-strike-rejecting-25-minimum-wage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"37,000 employees\">37,000 employees<\/a> of the University of&nbsp;California&nbsp;started a two-day strike Wednesday, months after rejecting the latest offer. The strike across 10 campuses, five medical centers, and labs did not result in a deal for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 500 workers at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3240676\/charlotte-douglas-airport-workers-strike-record-thanksgiving-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Charlotte Douglas International Airport<\/a>&nbsp;began a single-day strike&nbsp;on the Monday before the&nbsp;Thanksgiving holiday. The Service Employees International Union&rsquo;s chapter in the airport includes ramp agents, cabin cleaners, lavatory and water agents, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high lift truck drivers<\/a>, and workers who escort travelers in wheelchairs. This union represents employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services, which voted to create the chapter last year. Its strike did not end with a contract.<\/p>\n<p>Since May, a chapter of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3000731\/casino-workers-strike-against-virgin-las-vegas-for-first-time-in-over-20-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Culinary Workers Union<\/a>&nbsp;has initiated two strikes against&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virgin Hotels<\/a>&nbsp;Las Vegas. Some 700 union workers went on strike after their contract expired almost a year ago. Their&nbsp;union&nbsp;has been in negotiations with Virgin Hotels for five months without an agreement on a raise for workers&rsquo; wages. The hotel surpassed one strike deadline before missing the most recent deadline, prompting the first strike. Then, upon receiving &ldquo;an economic offer on the table that was miles apart,&rdquo; a second strike sprouted and is ongoing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New unions formed in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The Center for American Progress&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025-would-undo-the-nlrbs-progress-on-protecting-workers-right-to-organize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that 74% of company elections resulted in a&nbsp;union&nbsp;this year, which was a little less than 10% higher than in 2020. This comes on the heels of last year seeing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2432388\/record-number-of-public-employees-abandoned-their-unions-this-quarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another 15-year record<\/a>&nbsp;of 1,777 elections, with not as many agreeing to a&nbsp;union.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, there were over 1,900 elections surrounding&nbsp;unions. Roughly 62% of them resulted in&nbsp;union&nbsp;certification.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Freedom Foundation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2432388\/record-number-of-public-employees-abandoned-their-unions-this-quarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;13,000 employees are now former&nbsp;union&nbsp;members, which included a steady decrease of over 4,000 every month as of the third quarter of this year. Between Sept. 10 and 16, a record of 1,390 opt outs were reported. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democracy-dies-in-darkness-desantis-spox-outs-wapo-for-trashing-florida-while-ignoring-covid-surges-in-the-blue-north\/\" title=\"\u2018Democracy Dies In Darkness\u2019: DeSantis Spox Outs WaPo For Trashing Florida While Ignoring COVID Surges In The Blue North\">previous single-day record<\/a> was beaten with 445 in one day.<\/p>\n<p>Membership among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-gifts-taliban-32-million\/\" title=\"U.N. Gifts Taliban  Million\">public-sector workers<\/a> is five times higher than the rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/partisan-pro-union-bill-wedged-into-democrats-reconciliation-deal\/\" title=\"Partisan Pro-Union Bill Wedged Into Democrats\u2019 Reconciliation Deal\">private-sector workers<\/a>, at 33.1% versus 6%, respectively. Out of all&nbsp;union&nbsp;members in the workforce, private- and public-sector employees are almost equal in number at 7.2 million and 7.1 million, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1896416\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896416\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unions gained significant influence in 2024, with more workers voting to certify them than in the last 15 years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2383293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/harris-dockworker-strike.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4506,6219,5038,32076],"class_list":["post-2383292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-4506","tag-influence","tag-unions","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/harris-dockworker-strike.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383296,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383292\/revisions\/2383296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}