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    News Article ● Corruption Labor Unionization

    Boilermakers sue ex-president, demand he repay union nearly $500,000 he ‘misused’

    August 3, 2025 // The Kansas City-based International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is suing the president it ousted two years ago, demanding that Newton Jones pay back nearly $500,000 of union money it says he misused. Filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the lawsuit says Jones has ignored the union’s order to reimburse the money he’s accused of taking.

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    Blog Op-ed / Commentary ● Corruption Unionization

    Union Forgeries Reveal Systemic Corruption Requiring Court Review

    February 17, 2022 // Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in three cases dealing with public employee labor unions accused of forging employee signatures on dues-authorization cards so they can take their money without permission and spend it on politics.

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