Rebecca Cooke Touts AFSCME Backing in Wisconsin's 3rd as Union Fights CDL Curbs for Undocumented Immigrants
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 2
Rebecca Cooke Touts AFSCME Backing in Wisconsin's 3rd as Union Fights CDL Curbs for Undocumented Immigrants
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 2
Rebecca Cooke, running to flip Wisconsin’s 3rd District, highlighted an AFSCME endorsement as the union resists tighter commercial driver’s license rules tied to immigration status.
AFSCME has opposed federal and state efforts to require proof of lawful status for CDLs, published guidance for employers on navigating restrictions, and sued the Trump administration over Transportation Department requirements.
The debate intensified after a deadly Lodi, California, semi-truck crash in which DHS said the driver had been caught and released at the Arizona border in 2023; federal officials are now backing “Delilah’s Law.”
Wisconsin’s trucking footprint raises the stakes for Cooke’s position: about 186,600 state residents work in the industry, roughly 1 in 14 jobs.
Cooke is mounting a rematch against Rep. Derrick Van Orden after losing the 2024 race 51.3% to 48.6%, making labor support and immigration-linked trucking rules salient campaign issues.