Unions Should Fairly Represent Their Workers—In Politics, Too - American Compass

Unions Should Fairly Represent Their Workers—In Politics, Too - American Compass

Labor unions are legally obligated to represent all employees fairly, impartially, and in good faith when representing them in the workplace. A new paper out today from American Compass titled “Organized Labor’s Democratic Deficit” argues that the same obligation should extend to unions’ political and ideological activities.   American Compass policy advisor Daniel Kishi writes that the labor movement has atrophied after decades of globalization…