Union leader behind California billionaires' tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women

California has a real talent for turning every big “people vs. the rich” crusade into a personality cult. Now the union leader pushing a new tax-the-billionaires proposal is accused of threatening and harassing women who work for an affiliated union. That is not a footnote. That is the story.

The pattern is depressingly familiar. The public is sold a moral campaign, reporters get fed dramatic talking points, and the people inside the machine are expected to keep their heads down. If these allegations are true, this isn’t just “bad behavior.” It’s a workplace where intimidation is part of the management style, and women are the ones paying the price. You don’t get to preach justice while acting like a bully.

And we’re supposed to trust the same operation to rewrite California’s tax code and grab more money from “billionaires” in the name of the little guy? The state already takes plenty, and still can’t manage basic competence on homelessness, public safety, or the cost of living. The next time Sacramento says it needs a new pot of cash, voters should remember how often the money trail leads back to powerful insiders protecting their own. Follow the power, not the slogans.

If union leadership wants credibility, start with transparency and consequences, not press releases. Investigate, cooperate, name names, and remove people who abuse their positions. California doesn’t need another moral spectacle. It needs adults in charge, and it needs working people, especially women, to be treated like humans, not collateral damage in somebody’s political brand.