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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Labor Unions

    Op-ed: The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California

    February 21, 2026 // The California Policy Center’s analysis lays it bare: California’s public sector unions collected $921 million in 2018 alone. That’s not campaign contributions—that’s annual revenue. The prize they’re protecting? According to Govern For California, state and local governments spend $240 billion per year on public employee compensation and benefits.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Opinion: Gov. Newsom and the state’s prison guard union

    June 19, 2023 // “Using statistical methods to control for differences in education, experience, and other demographic factors, California correctional officer wages are about 55 percent higher than national average correctional officer wages (including California in the average) and 57 percent higher than other states,” they found.

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