CTA vs SEIU Over State Budget Control

California’s two biggest unions are locked in a fierce battle for state funding, with the California Teachers Association and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West vying for control over ballooning budgets. As Medi-Cal costs soar past $200 billion, the CTA defends its decades-long grip on education funding, while SEIU-UHW pushes a wealth tax on billionaires to fund healthcare. Their clashing priorities are reshaping the governor’s race and state budget debates, with each side accusing the other of jeopardizing their core missions — schools versus healthcare — and even threatening to undermine each other’s ballot measures. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3b4c068cfeddb0c8