Taxpayers Are Footing Bill for Government Employee Union Activity

Competitive Enterprise Institute: Federal employees are billing taxpayers for hours they spend on union activities, and the Obama administration is absolutely fine with that---as long as the American public doesn't find out. But this week in The Washington Times, Vincent Vernuccio called attention to Obama's "union welfare program" and the administration's attempts to cover things up. Yesterday Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) cited CEI's efforts to investigate this issue during a House Oversight Committee hearing on state budgets and public debts. [Video]

The Office of Personnel Management has not reported official time federal workers spent on union activities since fiscal year 2008. During the House Oversight Committee hearing today on state budgets and public debts, Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-12th) noted CEI's efforts to request information about the time unionized public employees spend working for the union using taxpayer dollars. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker also explained that government unions use public resources to elect politicians interested in growing the size of government and creating a need for more government workers.

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