Government Unions Funneled Almost $300 Million In Taxpayer-Funded Dues Into Politics Last Cycle, Report Finds
Union spending favored Democrats in 45 of 50 states, according to the Commonwealth Foundation
Three large unions representing government employees, and collecting dues from their taxpayer-funded salaries, poured almost $280 million in membership dues into political activities last election cycle, according to a report produced by the Commonwealth Foundation.
The National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) spent about $278.3 million worth of membership dues on political activities between 2021 and 2022, according to the Commonwealth Foundation, a Pennsylvania-based free-market think tank. The unions, along with the Service Employees International Union, poured millions in membership due revenue into left-of-center super PACs and nonprofits. ---More...
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