Those who think government employees live life on a gravy train haven’t spent time examining labor unions’ racket. As a recent Politico investigation showed, one labor leader has been using his members’ dues to finance his lavish lifestyle.
While efforts by the putative Department of Government Efficiency have yet to examine labor unions, the federal government can, and should, play a role in helping to clean up this corruption. Rank-and-file members tired of being ripped off by someone who claims to be their “leader” can also vote in a new union head or, better yet, disaffiliate from the union entirely.
Lavish Expenditures
The Politico story examined the leadership of George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU United Health Care Workers East. Gresham, who has headed the union
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