UE Political Action Updates

While former President Biden’s claim to have been “the most pro-union President in history” is certainly debatable, President Trump is on track to become the most anti-union President in history in his second term.

UE General President Carl Rosen spoke at a rally today opposing the cuts to federal research funding that have been ordered by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency.”

“Cuts to research funding are a direct theft from working people for the benefit of the billionaires who are now running the federal government,” Rosen said.

In January, newly-inaugurated President Trump took the unprecedented and, on the face of it, unconstitutional step of removing a sitting member of the National Labor Relations Board. Now without a quorum, the NLRB will be unable to issue decisions until Trump appoints more board members. With employers now able to stall legal proceedings against them indefinitely by appealing to the quorumless board, it is more important than ever that UE locals rely on organization in the workplace rather than legal charges.

The recent announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza is an initial, but tenuous, step towards a just and lasting peace in Palestine. Far more is needed, and it is imperative to keep pressure on the U.S. government to ensure that the ceasefire is made permanent, that reconstruction of Gaza is adequately funded, and that the Israeli government end its occupation of the West Bank and its threats and military aggression against other countries in the region.