Union behind billionaire tax acted like the mob in felony racketeering ‘shakedown’ scheme: suit

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West and leader Dave Regan face a lawsuit alleging felony racketeering and shakedown tactics. The California union is the primary group behind a proposed tax on billionaires. The legal filing compares the organization's methods to a mob-like scheme.
Dave Regan and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the California union behind a proposed billionaire tax, facing allegations of mob-like "shakedown" tactics.
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