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Probe: Federal government paid $127 million fraudulently to Teamsters

A letter from Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina’s 5th congressional district accuses a federal government agency of “reckless mismanagement” for sending $127 million in pension payments earmarked for deceased members of a Teamsters union. Originally reported by The New York Post, Foxx’s letter, dated Jan. 16, says that the Pension Benefit Guaranty...

David N. Bass
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NC Teachers Abandoning Unions

RALEIGH — To many, the National Education Association is as synonymous with public-school teachers as the Teamsters is with truck drivers. Its state affiliate, the North Carolina Association of Educators, reportedly has nearly 50,000 active members who pay full-time dues and work in North Carolina schools. As the national organized labor movement faces defections and criticism from unsatisfied members, North Carolina teachers are doing the same.

Donna Martinez

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