WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s labor unions are becoming a new front in the U.S. national security landscape. A new policy focus by Independent Women, Today’s Labor Unions: Infiltrated by the Democratic Socialists of America, Influenced by China, released today, warns that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are cultivating relationships and ideological influence within the American labor movement, not only hurting America’s economy but also giving foreign adversaries leverage over strategically critical industries such as the U.S. defense industrial base.

The DSA, which continues to expand its political influence, is forging relationships with the CCP in an effort to gain legitimacy, advance socialism globally, and build allies against the U.S. capitalist system. For decades, the DSA has been working internationally with global union movements and to build awareness in the American Left of international labor solidarity. 

Using a case study of a Boeing labor union strike, Patrice Onwuka, vice president for economic policy at Independent Women, analyzes how the DSA and CCP have developed a dangerous nexus to undermine American global leadership, weaken American industry, and target social cohesion. Onwuka writes:

“American workers deserve transparency from unions about who they align with and the real outcomes being pursued. Instead, they’re being deceived and used as pawns in a larger fight against the system that creates opportunity for their mobility and prosperity.”

The highly debated data center issue is an example of adversarial foreign influence. By convincing Americans that data centers are evil and dangerous, America’s national security apparatus and global dominance are compromised.

In an exclusive with Daily Wire, Meaghan Mobbs, director of Independent Women’s Center for American Safety and Security, said:

“The deliberate effort to build ideological power inside American labor unions, gain leverage across strategically important industries, and cultivate relationships with the Chinese Communist Party has implications far beyond domestic politics. Our adversaries are extraordinarily skilled at identifying and exploiting fractures inside free societies, particularly when those fractures weaken public trust, economic strength, political cohesion, or national readiness. Americans deserve to understand how these networks operate, where foreign interests intersect with domestic movements, and what that means for our national security.”

Labor unions are one of many targets in the multifaceted war being waged by adversaries like China against American exceptionalism. Leveraging free speech platforms to perpetuate anti-American narratives and make them appear mainstream, adversaries exploit America’s open society and traditions and weaponize them.

To address these threats, Onwuka proposes a call to action for American workers to become informed and mobilized, by:

  • Learning more about today’s labor unions;
  • Pushing back against forced unionization efforts such as mass reclassification of independent contractors, and fighting for right-to-work laws;
  • Advocating for greater transparency from labor unions about how funds are spent and the policies they promote.

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