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    More than 1,000 Pennsylvania workers quit AFSCME union in 2021

    March 28, 2022 //

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    Op-ed ● Corruption Labor

    Stephen Bloom: Reforms would reduce corruption and restore workers’ rights

    February 14, 2022 // It is illegal for any other organization or individual to use taxpayer resources for campaign politics, but government unions have an exemption from rules designed to prevent corruption. Thanks in large part to this special privilege, these unions are one of the largest, most powerful special interest groups in Pennsylvania.

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