{"id":1583269,"date":"2022-08-01T17:19:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T21:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1583269"},"modified":"2022-08-01T17:20:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T21:20:15","slug":"excessive-engagement-in-politics-causing-mass-exodus-from-nations-largest-labor-unions-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/excessive-engagement-in-politics-causing-mass-exodus-from-nations-largest-labor-unions-analysts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Excessive Engagement in Politics\u2019 Causing Mass Exodus From Nation\u2019s Largest Labor Unions: Analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexcessive-engagement-in-politics-causing-mass-exodus-from-nations-largest-labor-unions-analysts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1583269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p dir=\"ltr\">According to a recent watchdog report, the nation\u2019s largest public service employees union\u00a0spent $1 out of every $5 in revenue collected through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-union-dues\">union dues<\/a> on politics in 2021.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to a survey of 3,000 potential union members conducted in 2021,\u00a0\u201cexcessive engagement in politics is the number one obstacle\u201d preventing them from joining a union.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to the report (<a href=\"https:\/\/americansforfairtreatment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WDYDG-Flyer-Infographic-AFSCME-National.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) by the public sector union watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/americansforfairtreatment.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans for Fair Treatment,<\/a>\u00a0America\u2019s largest public service employees union\u2014the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)\u2014spent $28.6 million on activities to represent the\u00a01.3 million members who belong to about 3,400 locals and 58 district councils across 46 states.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As for other expenditures, AFSCME spent $25.7 million on lobbying and politics and $57 million on union administration, general overhead, and employee benefits. AFSCME President Lee Saunders received a salary and disbursements of $367,221. Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride received $303,020.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">AFSCME leadership spent another $3.4 million in membership dues on contributions, gifts, and grants to predominantly progressive groups like the Center for American Progress (CAP).<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-470063558-1200x800-1.jpg\"><\/a> George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, attends a meeting with finance and development ministers, international partners, and the presidents of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea during the World Bank\u2013IMF Spring Meetings in Washington on April 17, 2015. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) Promoting the Progressive Political Agenda <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While describing itself on\u00a0its website as \u201can independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas,\u201d Influence Watch exposed CAP as \u201ca liberal Washington, D.C.-based think tank\u201d founded by\u00a0John Podesta.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Podesta, the former White House Chief of Staff for President\u00a0Bill Clinton, was also a counselor to President Barack Obama\u00a0and chair of\u00a0Hillary Clinton\u2019s\u00a02016 presidential campaign. Another AFSCME beneficiary was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/orgs\/state-victory-action\/summary?id=D000070962\">State Victory Action<\/a>, heavily funded by progressive socialist billionaires <a href=\"https:\/\/capitalresearch.org\/article\/george-soros-and-tom-steyer-invest-in-the-left-wing-of-the-democratic-party\/\">Tom Steyer and George Soros<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/political-party\/the-strategic-victory-fund\/#:~:text=The%20Strategic%20Victory%20Fund%20is%20a%20political%20action,Democrat%20causes%20on%20state-level%20issues%20in%20battleground%20states.\">Strategic<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent watchdog report, the nation\u2019s largest public service employees union\u00a0spent $1 out of every $5 in revenue collected through union dues on politics in 2021. According to a survey of 3,000 potential union members conducted in 2021,\u00a0\u201cexcessive engagement in politics is the number one obstacle\u201d preventing them from joining a union. 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