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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Austin

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

California Union Leader Harassment - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union.

The allegations against Dave Regan, president of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, are detailed in an investigative report commissioned by SEIU California and obtained Friday by The Associated Press. It includes interviews with several current and former SEIU members and others who say Regan tried to intimidate union leaders into supporting the billionaires' tax, which goes before voters in November.

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