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Whistleblower prompts bill to restrict taxpayer-funded union work

by Marc E. Fitch | Feb 22, 2017 | Yankee News | 0 comments

Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to stop taxpayer money from paying state employees to do union work after an anonymous whistleblower sent a package of information unveiling the practice. State employees – known as union stewards or representatives...

Assistant attorneys general write “independence” letter praising Jepsen, criticizing labor leaders

by Marc E. Fitch | Sep 30, 2016 | Civil Service Reform, Yankee News | 0 comments

Assistant attorneys general who plan to vote “no” in an upcoming union vote are making their case to their colleagues, arguing that a union could interfere with the existing relationship they have with their boss, Attorney General George Jepsen. A letter...

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