Unions Scorecard true 0% 15 Checks mostly true 0% 26 Checks half true 0% 14 Checks mostly false 0% 26 Checks false 0% 25 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 8 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Unions Tim Walz stated on September 21, 2024 an event in Bethlehem, Pa. “The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.” By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2024 Julie Su stated on August 15, 2024 News conference “400,000 workers are now in a union that were not in a union when (Biden) became president.” By Ricardo Torres • September 23, 2024 Donald Trump stated on February 17, 2024 a rally “The biggest threat to your unions is millions of people coming across the border, because you're not gonna have your jobs anymore.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 23, 2024 Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 a statement Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” December 14, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on November 29, 2022 an interview In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave." December 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 a Facebook post Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?" By Bill McCarthy • December 21, 2021 United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC stated on September 15, 2020 a TV ad. Nick Freitas “voted to let businesses discriminate and fire expecting mothers for no other reason but their pregnancy. ” By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2020 Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 a campaign ad California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." By Chris Nichols • December 18, 2019 Leah Vukmir stated on July 26, 2018 a public forum Says "I have been through the gauntlet, when we had riots in that Capitol." By D.L. Davis • September 4, 2018 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 a news release Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund." By D.L. Davis • August 9, 2018 Randy Bryce stated on March 14, 2018 an interview "Our campaign staff was the first to unionize in the history of politics." April 25, 2018 Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 a tweet "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere." By Eric Litke • March 7, 2018 Andrew Cuomo stated on January 3, 2018 his State of the State address "A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions." By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018 Eric Holcomb stated on October 24, 2017 a campaign ad "We’re growing union jobs faster than Illinois." By Matt Dietrich • November 3, 2017 Karen Lewis stated on September 4, 2017 a blog post The new Illinois school funding formula "created a tax shelter for the wealthy and a voucher program…" By Matt Dietrich • September 12, 2017 Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016 Thomas Perez stated on June 18, 2016 an interview. "If you are a member of union, your median weekly income is roughly $200 more than if you are a nonunion member, and that doesn’t include benefits." By Sean Gorman • June 29, 2016 Scott Walker stated on May 10, 2016 a news release The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994." May 13, 2016 Paul Doughty stated on November 10, 2015 a tweet "@Jorge_Elorza still think your plan is safe? Rescue Captain Kenyon just worked 96 hours straight. 96 hours." By Mark Reynolds • November 22, 2015 Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 comments to reporters A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person." October 7, 2015 Load More Latest Articles Has Act 10 saved Wisconsin taxpayers $16.8 billion? Here’s what we could find By Hope Karnopp • December 13, 2023 A look back at our Act 10 fact checks By Eric Litke • February 9, 2021 Checking Evers’ promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions By Eric Litke • January 22, 2021 Latest promises about Unions Barack Obama Restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees Some expansion but not full bargaining rights | June 12, 2012 Barack Obama Sign the Employee Free Choice Act, making it easier for workers to unionize Change in control of the House probably dooms any chance of passage | April 20, 2011 Latest promises about Unions
