InfluenceWatch Podcast
The podcast where we go beneath the surface to reveal the web of connected influence, money, and motivation driving the news.
We found 1 episode of InfluenceWatch Podcast with the tag “head tax”.
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Episode 24: Local Union Scams
May 17th, 2018 | 42 mins 18 secs
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Local unions regularly manipulate their cronies in government to enact unfair policies for their own benefit. We detail such union scams across the country, with a special focus on a local union supported “head tax” preventing Amazon from expanding in Seattle.