Posts tagged Gregory Rayburn

    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Corruption Labor Unionization Unions

    REPORT: How government unions work against interests of private-sector unions, taxpayers

    January 22, 2025 // First, there is no archetypal profit motive in the government sector. Congress passed laws promoting collective bargaining in the private sector to prevent the exploitation of workers by employers who were seeking to increase their profits through long work hours and poor working conditions.

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