Research summary
Research summary
Topic summary
Map Osborn’s union background and Ricketts’s record on labor as they meet again.
Key research questions
- Investigate "Nebraska Senate: Pete Ricketts vs.
Important claims and supporting citations
Dan Osborn publicly supported rail workers and attended solidarity events during the December 2022 national rail dispute when Congress and President Biden imposed a contract overriding a strike.
Joe Ricketts shut down news websites DNAinfo and Gothamist in 2017 one week after their newsroom employees voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America East.
During the 2021 strike, Kellogg Company announced intention to permanently replace striking workers, drawing public criticism from President Joe Biden.
Pete Ricketts contributed over $12 million in family funds to his 2014 gubernatorial campaign and approximately $1.7 million to the 2016 Nebraska death penalty referendum campaign.
Nebraska voters passed Initiative 436 in 2024 to require paid sick leave with roughly 74% support, a measure endorsed by Dan Osborn and opposed by business groups connected to Pete Ricketts's donor network.
As governor, Pete Ricketts opposed Nebraska's 2022 Initiative 433 raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2026, which voters approved with approximately 58.6% of the vote.
An October 2024 New York Times/Siena College poll placed the Nebraska Senate special election within the margin of error, showing Pete Ricketts at about 47% and Dan Osborn at about 46%.
Dan Osborn raised and spent in the low tens of millions of dollars during the 2024 Nebraska Senate race, largely supported by national small-dollar donors.
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Pete Ricketts was appointed to the U.S.
Pete Ricketts was appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 23, 2023, by Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen to fill the seat vacated by Ben Sasse.
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Pete Ricketts served as COO and executive at TD Ameritrade, founded by his father Joe Ricketts, and his famil…
Pete Ricketts served as COO and executive at TD Ameritrade, founded by his father Joe Ricketts, and his family co-owns the Chicago Cubs.
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Pete Ricketts contributed over $12 million in family funds to his 2014 gubernatorial campaign and approximate…
Pete Ricketts contributed over $12 million in family funds to his 2014 gubernatorial campaign and approximately $1.7 million to the 2016 Nebraska death penalty referendum campaign.
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Nebraska voters passed Initiative 436 in 2024 to require paid sick leave with roughly 74% support, a measure…
Nebraska voters passed Initiative 436 in 2024 to require paid sick leave with roughly 74% support, a measure endorsed by Dan Osborn and opposed by business groups connected to Pete Ricketts's donor network.
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2021 Kellogg's Strike
2021 Kellogg's Strike
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Pete Ricketts Labor Policies and Governance
Pete Ricketts Labor Policies and Governance
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2024 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election
2024 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election
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Dan Osborn Background
Dan Osborn Background
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Joe Ricketts Business and Political Activities
Joe Ricketts Business and Political Activities
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Dan Osborn is a U.S.
Dan Osborn is a U.S. Navy veteran who worked as an industrial mechanic and steamfitter at Kellogg's Omaha plant for approximately twenty years before leaving following the 2021 strike.
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Joe Ricketts established and funded the political advocacy group Ending Spending and has financially backed o…
Joe Ricketts established and funded the political advocacy group Ending Spending and has financially backed organizations promoting free-market and anti-union policies.
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Dan Osborn publicly supported rail workers and attended solidarity events during the December 2022 national r…
Dan Osborn publicly supported rail workers and attended solidarity events during the December 2022 national rail dispute when Congress and President Biden imposed a contract overriding a strike.
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During his governorship, Pete Ricketts's administration clashed with public-employee unions in Nebraska over…
During his governorship, Pete Ricketts's administration clashed with public-employee unions in Nebraska over state employee pay negotiations.
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Dan Osborn served as president of BCTGM Local 50G in Omaha and was a lead figure in the 2021 Kellogg's strike…
Dan Osborn served as president of BCTGM Local 50G in Omaha and was a lead figure in the 2021 Kellogg's strike from October 5 to December 21, 2021, involving roughly 1,400 workers across four U.S. cereal plants.
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Nebraska is a right-to-work state under its constitution, a policy Pete Ricketts supports.
Nebraska is a right-to-work state under its constitution, a policy Pete Ricketts supports.
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As governor, Pete Ricketts opposed Nebraska's 2022 Initiative 433 raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2026, wh…
As governor, Pete Ricketts opposed Nebraska's 2022 Initiative 433 raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2026, which voters approved with approximately 58.6% of the vote.
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Nebraska Democrats did not field a candidate in the 2024 U.S.
Nebraska Democrats did not field a candidate in the 2024 U.S. Senate special election, resulting in an effective two-man contest between Pete Ricketts and independent Dan Osborn.
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Joe Ricketts shut down news websites DNAinfo and Gothamist in 2017 one week after their newsroom employees vo…
Joe Ricketts shut down news websites DNAinfo and Gothamist in 2017 one week after their newsroom employees voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America East.
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During the 2021 strike, Kellogg Company announced intention to permanently replace striking workers, drawing…
During the 2021 strike, Kellogg Company announced intention to permanently replace striking workers, drawing public criticism from President Joe Biden.
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Pete Ricketts won the November 5, 2024, Nebraska Senate special election by approximately a 63% to 37% margin.
Pete Ricketts won the November 5, 2024, Nebraska Senate special election by approximately a 63% to 37% margin.
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Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn held a single debate in October 2024, after which Ricketts declined to participa…
Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn held a single debate in October 2024, after which Ricketts declined to participate in further debates.
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The 2021 Kellogg's strike focused on a two-tier wage and benefit system established in 2015, ending after wor…
The 2021 Kellogg's strike focused on a two-tier wage and benefit system established in 2015, ending after workers rejected an initial tentative agreement and ratified a second deal providing transitional employees a pathway to the legacy tier.
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An October 2024 New York Times/Siena College poll placed the Nebraska Senate special election within the marg…
An October 2024 New York Times/Siena College poll placed the Nebraska Senate special election within the margin of error, showing Pete Ricketts at about 47% and Dan Osborn at about 46%.
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Dan Osborn launched his independent U.S.
Dan Osborn launched his independent U.S. Senate campaign in October 2023.
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Dan Osborn raised and spent in the low tens of millions of dollars during the 2024 Nebraska Senate race, larg…
Dan Osborn raised and spent in the low tens of millions of dollars during the 2024 Nebraska Senate race, largely supported by national small-dollar donors.
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The Nebraska State AFL-CIO and multiple national trade unions endorsed independent candidate Dan Osborn in th…
The Nebraska State AFL-CIO and multiple national trade unions endorsed independent candidate Dan Osborn in the 2024 Senate race.
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