Allen Holds Hearing on Unmasking Union AntisemitismWASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2025Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Unmasking Union Antisemitism”: "Today’s hearing will examine the ways in which unions are using federal labor law to pursue their anti-Israel political agenda and to harass and discriminate against Jewish workers. Today we will hear about how unions like the United Electrical Workers and a United Auto Workers affiliate, A Better NYLAG would rather defend union members who engage in disruptive, discriminatory, and antisemitic behavior than fulfill their duty to fairly represent all the workers they represent. We will hear today about how their unions are selling them down the river, even though Jewish workers have supported unions and been leaders in the labor movement for generations. "This Subcommittee held a hearing 14 months ago because we were concerned about the increase in antisemitic incidents in our country and in our workplaces. Unfortunately, in the last year, we have seen even more tragic incidents of discrimination and violence against Jewish people, including right here in our nation’s capital. "According to FBI crime-tracking data, anti-Jewish incidents are the most common religion-related hate crime. For a group that represents less than 3 percent of Americans, Jewish people are victims of... |
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