Latest Fact-Checks In Unions

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Kevin Brady
stated on December 8, 2022 a statement

Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”

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December 14, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on December 12, 2019 a campaign ad

California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation."

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By Chris Nichols • December 18, 2019

Eric Holcomb
stated on October 24, 2017 a campaign ad

"We’re growing union jobs faster than Illinois."

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By Matt Dietrich • November 3, 2017

Thomas Perez
stated on June 18, 2016 an interview.

"If you are a member of union, your median weekly income is roughly $200 more than if you are a nonunion member, and that doesn’t include benefits."

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By Sean Gorman • June 29, 2016

Russ Feingold
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech

Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers."

True

August 27, 2015

Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI debate

"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on November 13, 2013 a book

"During my eight years as county executive, we cut the number of county workers by 20 percent."

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By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 a speech

Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."

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By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2013

Portland Public Schools
stated on January 22, 2013 a letter to Portlanders

Says "PPS employees have paid their own PERS contributions for many years."

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By Janie Har • March 26, 2013

Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release

As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."

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July 1, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on March 23, 2012 an appearance at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University

"To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then you're out of the union, but you've got to pay it every year, also required by statute. That’s called a representation fee."

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By Bill Wichert • April 5, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on January 8, 2012 a TV interview

Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.

True

January 18, 2012

Building a Better Ohio
stated on September 6, 2011 a campaign commercial

Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money."

True

By Tom Feran • September 23, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on February 22, 2011 a news release

Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining."

True

May 8, 2011

Sherrod Brown
stated on April 14, 2011 a Senate committee hearing

"Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."

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By Tom Feran • April 25, 2011