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State Laws Drive America's Largest Union Growth Surge in Nearly Two Decades

State Laws Drive America's Largest Union Growth Surge in Nearly Two Decades

Washington, Monday, 7 September 2026.
U.S. union membership added over 411,000 workers in 2025—the largest surge since 2008—with pro-collective bargaining states gaining three times as many members as “right-to-work” states.

President Trump Commutes Sentence of Former Union Leader John Dougherty

President Trump Commutes Sentence of Former Union Leader John Dougherty

Philadelphia, Friday, 4 September 2026.
President Donald Trump has commuted the six-year federal prison sentence of former Philadelphia union leader John ‘Johnny Doc’ Dougherty, granting compassionate release so the Democratic power broker can care for his gravely ill wife.