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业务经理鲍比·巴特尔斯称：左翼开放边境政策压低工会成员薪资
作者：彼得·达布罗萨
纽约市民对本市社会主义者影响力日益增强的反应
福克斯新闻记者亚历克西斯·麦克亚当斯与纽约市民探讨佐赫兰·曼达尼及其盟友的崛起。
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纽约市知名工会的两名领袖猛烈抨击民主党和美国民主社会主义者组织（DSA）脱离工薪阶层蓝领成员——而这正是他们竞选时承诺支持的群体。
“我认为他们是共产主义者，我认为他们没有得到工人阶级——真正的工人阶级、纳税人——的支持，”纽约市蒸汽管道工地方638分会业务经理小罗伯特·“鲍比”·巴特尔斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
该工会已有150年历史，过去大多支持民主党候选人，代表蓝领蒸汽管道工、管道工、暖通空调技术人员、焊工以及工业和机械服务技术人员。该工会此前曾与民主党决裂，并在2024年支持总统唐纳德·特朗普。
罗伯特·“鲍比”·巴特尔斯于2024年7月15日在威斯康星州密尔沃基费瑟夫论坛举行的2024年共和党全国代表大会首日发表讲话。（帕特里克·T·福尔/法新社）
巴特尔斯痛斥上周在纽约初选中击败现任资深民主党人的极左翼DSA候选人。
获胜者包括纽约第13国会选区的达里亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利耶和纽约第7国会选区的克莱尔·巴尔德斯。两人均为美国民主社会主义者组织成员，其激进观点在竞选期间被对手曝光。
崛起中的国会社会主义新星：达里亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利耶、布拉德·兰德和克莱尔·巴尔德斯是谁？
“他们确实得到了那些想要不劳而获、免费获得一切的民众的支持，我认为民主党正在大幅左倾，”巴特尔斯坦言。“事实上，你和越多建筑行业人士交谈，就会发现越多的人正在脱离民主党。”
巴特尔斯将执政的民主党描述为“自恋狂”，并对进步政策失败后，民主党非但不纠正路线，反而变本加厉向左倾斜感到沮丧。他特别提到了开放边境政策的担忧，称该政策压低了工会成员的薪资。
“我们对此深恶痛绝，”巴特尔斯说。“你知道为什么吗？因为他们把非法移民带进美国，抢走美国人的工作，压低薪资水平。”
“他们正试图摧毁那些辛勤工作、建设国家的人。”
亚当斯斥责曼达尼在纽约市长竞选活动中“浪漫化”社会主义
他表示，当阿维拉·谢瓦利耶等左翼人士声称支持工人阶级，而他却觉得自己没有被这类政客代表时，这让他感到愤怒。
“因为我就是工人阶级，而他们并不是来支持我的，”巴特尔斯解释道。“他们想要支持的是那些想从工人阶级身上攫取利益的人。”
布莱恩·基尼是蒸汽管道工地方638分会主席。
民主社会主义市长提名人为处境脆弱的纽约民主党人带来日益严重的麻烦
他表示，美国民主社会主义者组织的许多工作与劳工利益并不一致，尤其是建筑行业的劳工。
“我的意思是，我们传统上一直是工人阶级劳工民主党人，”基尼说。
“我认为美国民主社会主义者组织必须设法在纽约市的劳工运动中找到切入点，因为纽约市的劳工运动——我不想代表所有人发言，但就我个人而言——我们在力所能及的情况下会在某些问题上达成一致，但他们的许多政策转向了进步政治，有时反而会适得其反。”
他表示，市长佐赫兰·曼达尼上任后推行了自己的进步偏好项目，但仍未像承诺的那样向建筑工会表明他会支持他们。周四晚间，纽约市租金指导委员会（RGB）投票赞成曼达尼的核心承诺之一——冻结租金。
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“他在竞选期间多次提到工会劳工、工会劳工、工会劳工，”基尼说。“经济适用房是纽约市的一个重大政治议题。他说会建造这些住房，而且会由工会劳工来建造，但目前还没有任何动静，你懂我的意思吗？”
“他落实了很多他竞选时承诺的、属于更偏向社会主义政策的议程……那些超级社会主义的举措……但他提到过用工会劳工进行建设，我希望他能兑现承诺，在全市范围内使用工会劳工。”
曼达尼、巴尔德斯和阿维拉·谢瓦利耶未回复福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
彼得·达布罗萨是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者。
Frustrated blue-collar union bosses rip socialist politicians, warn of labor exodus from Dem party
June 28, 2026 8:00am EDT / Fox News
Business Manager Bobby Bartels says left-wing open border policies drive down wages for union members
By Peter D’Abrosca
New York City residents react to the growing power of socialists in their city
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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 ranks with Democrats and endorsed President Donald Trump in 2024.
Robert “Bobby” Bartels speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 15, 2024.(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)
Bartels ripped the far-left DSA candidates who won primary elections in New York last week against incumbent and establishment Democrats.
Winners include Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York’s 13th Congressional District and Claire Valdez in New York’s 7th Congressional District. Both are members of the Democratic Socialists of America and have radical views that were highlighted by rivals during the campaign.
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“They do have the people’s support that want everything for free and want everything handed to them without working for it, and I think the Democratic Party is going way far to the left,” Bartels acknowledged. “And as a matter of fact, the more building trades people you speak to, the more they’re going away from the Democratic Party.”
Bartels described Democrats in power as “narcissists,” and expressed frustration that when progressive policies fail, the party doubles down and goes further to the left instead of correcting course. Specifically, he addressed concerns of open border policies that he says drives down wages for union members.
Plumbers attach metal pipes to a cooling-heating system at the new Fraunhofer Building Technology Showcase under construction in the Innovation District of Boston, Mass., on Oct. 2, 2012.(Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
“That we don’t like,” said Bartels. “You know why? Because they’re bringing the illegal immigrants in here to steal the Americans’ jobs and lower the rates.”
“They’re working to tear down the people that are working and building everything.”
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He said it offends him when leftists like Avila Chevalier say they support the working class and they don’t feel represented by such politicians.
“Because I’m the working class, and they’re not here to support me,” explained Bartels. “They want to support the people who want to take from the working class.”
Brian Kearney is the president of Steamfitters Local 638.
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He says much of the DSA’s work isn’t aligned with labor, particularly people in the building trades.
Michael Paz uses a torch to cut a pipe while continuing his pipefitter education at the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Pipefitting Education Center in Opa Locka, Fla., on Jan. 5, 2012.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“I mean, we traditionally have been working class labor Democrats,” said Kearney.
“I think that DSA is going to have to try to find inroads through the labor movement in New York City because the labor movement in New York City — and I don’t want to speak for everybody, but you know, personally — it feels like we align on things when we can, but a lot more of their policy has gone towards progressive politics that could end up getting in the way sometimes.”
He said Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tackled his own progressive pet projects since taking office, but still hasn’t shown the building union that he will support them, as promised. Thursday night, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted in favor of one of Mamdani’s core promises — freezing rent.
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“He’s mentioned union labor, union labor, union labor quite a few times throughout his campaign,” said Kearney. “Affordable housing was a big political issue in New York City. He said it was going to be built, and it was going to be built by union labor, but nothing’s been done yet, you know what I mean?
“He’s taken care of a lot of I think the agenda that he campaigned on that pertains to like more of the socialist policies, the super socialist stuff…but, he’s mentioned building with union labor, and I’d like to see him fulfill that promise and utilize union labor throughout the city.”
Mamdani, Valdez and Avila Chevalier did not return Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.