Unions spent $2B on politics in 2018

[Chris]

I hate that any entity can influence politics in such a way. It's bribery, which is supposed to be illegal.

If it's bribery then lock up the damned politicians for selling out the people.


If it's just influence, supporting politicians who support your self-interests, then, be it unions or Kochs, I'm OK with it.

[Captdon]

I'm a strong union supporter. Unions should not be spending money on politics. It's not their job. It is not the purpose of unions.

[Tahuyaman]

I’m trying to remember the specific case, but a while back a union claimed victory when they forced a business to shut down permanently and hundreds of jobs were lost.