While rank-and-file union members embraced President Trump, virtually every major union endorsed Joe Biden. A quietly issued Labor Department regulation helps explain this disconnect. President Biden has put union leaders first — even at the expense of union members.
Late last year, the Labor Department rescinded Trump Administration union transparency regulations. These regulations would have required union trust funds — like apprenticeship funds and strike funds — to disclose their receipts and expenditures.
The Trump Administration reforms were partly motivated by the United Auto Workers (UAW) scandal. Fiat Chrysler paid millions into the UAW’s National Training Center (NTC). The money was meant to train junior union members. Senior UAW officials instead treated the NTC as their personal piggy bank.
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