Explosive report unearths prominent union money trail labeled a 'stunning betrayal' of MAGA members
FIRST ON FOX — A major railroad union is under fire as a watchdog report alleges its leadership funneled money to support Democratic causes that opposed the Trump administration, thus...
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FIRST ON FOX — A major railroad union is under fire as a watchdog report alleges its leadership funneled money to support Democratic causes that opposed the Trump administration, thus undermining many of its own MAGA members while also spending millions on questionable expenses. Leaders of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED-IBT), one of the nation's largest rail unions representing 37,000 members, are accused of using union resources to support Democratic priorities through their spending, according to a report released by the American Accountability Foundation (AAF). "The leadership's progressive alignment is a stunning betrayal of the large proportion of its working-class members who support the MAGA agenda and President Trump's leadership," the report said. "BMWE's one-sided partisanship is evidenced by its attacks on the Trump agenda and its broad support for Democratic causes." NATION’S 2 LARGEST TEACHERS UNIONS FUNNELED NEARLY $50M TO LEFT-WING GROUPS, WATCHDOG REPORT SAYS The report described the union’s leadership as "leftward bent," citing attacks on Trump during his first term, including claims he was "undoing Obama's legacy" and that his deregulation efforts were "dangerous." Additionally, the report found the union supported left-leaning causes such as Black Lives Matter, abortion and universal health care, while opposing Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" and maintaining ties to Democratic organizations and prominent Democrats, including Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García, D-Ill., and Dina Titus, D-Nev. The report added that the union's leaders have displayed a "stunning betrayal" and abandoned "the will" of their large MAGA member base, underscoring a growing disconnect between organized labor leadership and many "rank-and-file" union members. "While the broad support for the Trump-Vance agenda by industrial union members has been widely reported on, news of this nearly decade-old realignment has apparently yet to reach the leadershi…