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On the recordJune 25, 2019
As Congressman Mike Quigley once observed, States allowing public-sector collective bargaining, on average, have a 14 percent budget deficit, while States that bar collective bargaining have, on average, a 16.5 percent deficit.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley highlights the budget impact of collective bargaining in states.

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