Battered Unions Brace for Years of Clashes Under Trump, Musk (1)

Unions are steeling themselves for an uncertain future under President-elect Donald Trump as he and his new ally, Elon Musk, threaten to thwart organizing in the nation’s largest workplaces.

Labor leaders are grappling with the reality of few influential allies in Washington, requiring them to shift resources to grassroots action to beat back Trump’s agenda. They have every reason to believe that Trump and Musk—who have called for firing workers on strike and sought to abolish the federal labor board —will fight them at every turn.

Union leaders, strategists, and allies said in interviews that they must focus relentlessly ...