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    Report: Unions Collected Millions in Federal COVID Relief They Weren’t Eligible for While Cheerleading Lockdowns

    March 2, 2022 // And, to top it off, a recent Freedom Foundation report documents how as many as 226 forgivable loans totaling $36.7 million were provided to labor unions and related organizations that were apparently ineligible for the funds.

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    Labor Unions Took $37 Million Of Ineligible COVID Relief From Government

    February 3, 2022 // Hundreds of labor unions that were ineligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a $953 billion business loan program through the federal government launched in March 2020, raked in $36.7 million in forgivable loans, according to a new report.

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    Biden administration channels the Grinch, snatching away union accountability from workers over the holidays

    January 7, 2022 // President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor swiped away important union transparency and accountability measures on December 30 as many American workers celebrated time off between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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    Unions sue in bid to represent Connecticut National Guard members

    November 16, 2021 // Labor unions filed a lawsuit on Monday to challenge a federal statute that makes it a felony for members of the armed forces to participate in union activities or to support labor organizing in their ranks. The suit is specifically intended to win collective bargaining rights for members of the Connecticut National Guard.

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