Frustrated blue-collar union bosses rip socialist politicians, warn of labor exodus from Dem party

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams discusses the rise of Zohran Mamdani and his allies with New Yorkers. Two leaders of a prominent New York City union slammed the Democratic Party and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) for being out of touch with blue-collar members of the working class — the very people they ran their campaigns on supporting. "I think they're communists, and I don't think they have the benefit of the working class — the real working class, the taxpayers' — support," Robert "Bobby" Bartels, Jr., the business manager of Steamfitters Local 638 in New York City, told Fox News Digital. The union, which has existed for 150 years and has mostly supported Democrat candidates in the past, represents blue-collar steamfitters, pipefitters, HVAC technicians, welders and industrial and mechanical service technicians. It previously broke