美国众议院共和党人基于保守派智库的指控，对包括美国教师联合会、美国汽车工人联合会、美国钢铁工人联合会、机车车长联合会和铁路维修工人联合会等多个劳工组织展开调查1。共和党人声称这些工会违法使用会员会费支持民主党的政治活动1。
推动调查的美国问责基金会主席汤姆·琼斯表示，"工业工会已经成为民主党的政治工具"1。该基金会曾获得《遗产基金会》的捐款1。被调查工会及其支持者对这些指控提出质疑，称调查具有政治动机。美国教师联合会主席兰迪·韦因加滕的律师迈克尔·布伦威奇称该报告是"打着调查新闻幌子的党派攻击"1。
根据盖洛普2024年的民调，62%的美国人认为民主党最符合工会成员利益，而仅有27%的人认为共和党如此1。特朗普政府已发布行政命令，撤销了超过100万联邦工作人员的集体谈判权1。
House Republicans have launched investigations into multiple labor organizations, including the American Federation of Teachers, United Auto Workers, United Steelworkers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, citing allegations that these unions have violated laws by using member dues to support Democratic political activities 1. The investigations were initiated based on claims advanced by conservative think tanks, with American Accountability Foundation President Tom Jones asserting that "industrial unions have become a political tool of the Democratic Party" 1.
Union leaders and their supporters have rejected these accusations as politically motivated, characterizing the probes as part of broader efforts to weaken union collective bargaining power 1. Michael Bornstein, attorney for American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, dismissed the investigation as "partisan attack masquerading as investigative journalism" 1. A 2024 Gallup poll found that 62 percent of Americans believe the Democratic Party best represents union members' interests, compared to 27 percent who hold that view of the Republican Party 1. The Trump administration has already issued executive orders revoking collective bargaining rights for over one million federal workers 1.
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