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FBN's Liz MacDonald on unions spending millions to send leaders to junkets at luxury resorts.
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-- -- -- -- -- -- Union leaders loved to slam corporate fat cats for their lavish ways.
But our Elizabeth MacDonald in part two of -- exclusive investigation has learned that union bosses are spending tax free union dues on expensive junkets of their own.
Here's her report.
If unions -- health of the same standards as other non profit fig debt at failing grade according to a study about Illinois policy institute.
Unions spend less than half of the money they're collecting dues.
Un member interest by collective bargaining.
Instead labor bigwigs blow money on themselves holding conferences in places like Las Vegas the Caribbean.
And right here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Grand Central and union junkets -- in one year the AFL CIO spent more than one point seven million dollars in tax -- funds.
-- conferences.
And the other issue to -- we're hearing is that union executives are calling you officials are calling these.
Junkets things like executive council meetings.
The issue whizzes that unions are using tax free union dues.
To pay for these junkets for example we've got -- in New York City and DC teachers union spending more than one point three million dollars.
On junkets of the Flamingo Hotel in Vegas also to spots in upstate.
New York and also to -- -- parks and in Hershey Pennsylvania.
Now the problem is as the IRS is telling Fox Business it is looking into all nonprofits.
That could include the unions and their use of tax free due respect you guys thank you very much Liz MacDonald.
If they're gonna mean.
