Source:  THE HILL, 9/4/21


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Only about 6 percent of workers in America’s private sector are union members, yet the infrastructure bill the Senate passed last month gives unions a prominent role. Union leaders will have significant influence over several advisory boards, working groups and committees that make recommendations about billions of taxpayer dollars in spending and hundreds of millions in grants. The 2,072-page, $1.2 trillion spending package — H.R. 3684 — also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, mentions at least 10 boards and groups.

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