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    1-in-3 reject union membership in AFSCME Council 31

    July 21, 2026 // AFSCME Council 31’s questionable spending could be driving workers away. The union’s report with the Labor Department reveals that: Just 20% of its spending was on “representational activities” in 2025. It spent a record-high $3.4 million on politics that year. Nearly half of its own officers and employees made over $100,000.

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