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Six in 10 Connecticut union members work for government

by Marc E. Fitch | May 16, 2016 | Civil Service Reform, Pensions, Yankee News | 0 comments

The traditional image of the union member as being a working class, blue collar factory worker has been replaced by a new reality: the state-employed bureaucrat enjoying perks and high pay at taxpayer expense. Figures show that six in 10 union members work for...

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