New “Where Do Your Union Dues Go?” report documents nearly $600,000 in presidential compensation, an $18.8 million decline in net assets and overwhelmingly one-party federal PAC giving as union delegates prepare to consider higher assessments and a resolution targeting the watchdog by name.
New union accountability project tracks millions in public-sector union dues from worker paychecks to national affiliates, politics, overhead, hotels, and union payrolls
"Teachers deserve clear answers whenever questions arise about how union resources are being used," said Chip Rogers, CEO of Americans for Fair Treatment.
North Carolina has protected workers through its Right to Work law for decades, ensuring employees cannot be required to join or financially support a union as a condition of employment.
In one exchange cited in the indictment, two defendants allegedly discussed putting the children of university officials “on my hit list” and spoke openly about wanting to “kill,” “torment,” and “terrorize” their targets.
The latest convictions are not just a story about corruption. They are a reminder that any organization handling millions of dollars collected from workers must be accountable to the people paying the bills.
In each case, officials entrusted with safeguarding worker dues were accused or convicted of treating those funds as their own. Every dollar stolen by a corrupt official is a dollar taken from a teacher, firefighter, police officer, nurse, or public employee who earned it through hard work.
