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    Austin Ballot Initiative Mandating City Audits Faces Union Opposition

    October 1, 2026 // In February, Austin’s city council approved a labor consultation agreement with the local AFSCME chapter, making it the first city in Texas to do so. Earlier this month, a political action committee named “Don’t DOGE Our Austin” filed a campaign treasurer appointment with the city clerk listing AFSCME Local 1624 business manager Carol Guthrie as the treasurer.

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    SF unions, biz groups cross Rubicon with duelling ballot measures

    February 2, 2026 // Unions supporting the effort include Service Employees International Union locals 2015 and 1021, which combined have contributed at least $350,000 to the cause.

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    Why Chicago Teachers Union’s $7.3B tax hike will hurt all of Illinois

    May 18, 2025 // The Illinois Revenue Alliance, a group which includes the Chicago Teachers Union, has released a proposal to impose nine tax increases and hike statewide taxes by $7.3 billion annually. Some of CTU’s ideas are likely illegal and tax all Illinoisans for the union’s excesses. The Chicago Teachers Union has released a new proposal that calls for nine new tax hikes that would increase statewide taxes by $7.3 billion.

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