More workers voted to certify unions this year than they have in the past 15 years.
Leading up to November’s election, both President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris courted a variety of unions to rally supporters. The largest union in the nation, the Teamsters, opted not to endorse either candidate for president after a long tradition of endorsing the Democratic candidate, which the Trump campaign counted as a win for their side. Meanwhile, the United Auto Workers endorsed Harris after endorsing President Joe Biden when he was still in the running.
Here’s a roundup of the influence unions had this year.
Unions that cost companies money
Boeing reported a net loss of over $6.1 billion in its third quarter as roughly a fifth of its employees, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, went on strike for…