Of course, forming unions at small banks and credit unions is one thing. It's quite another to attempt it at Wells Fargo, a bank with $1.9 trillion in assets and an estimated 217,000 workers. The union effort at Wells Fargo remains small, but workers at a growing number of branches are voting in favor of unionization, early signs of a possible sea change in labor relations in the banking industry.
Since the assasination of Charlie Kirk, Trump asked the Attorney General to investigate individuals who protested him at dinner, instructing her to "look into that in terms of RICO." Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche backed him up, saying such protesters are "part of an organized effort to inflict harm and terror and damage to the United States," which justifies Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) investigations.
The Guild has transformed itself in recent years, thanks to rising rank-and-file militancy and innovative organizing tactics. Since 2020, the Guild has organized 210 workplaces, including some of the largest media organizations in the U.S. That includes 600 tech workers at the New York Times (the largest unionized tech unit in the country), 226 workers at Politico, and 180 workers at The Atlantic magazine, as well as smaller operations like 20 workers at the Anchorage Daily News.