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Three Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Shady New York Union

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By Sam Mellins Verified
| New York FOCUS Verified
At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works. If you think this article succeeded, please consider supporting our mission and making more stories like this one possible. New York is an incongruous state. We’re home to fabulous wealth — if the state were a country, it would have the tenth largest economy in the world — but also the highest rate of wealth inequality. We’re among the most diverse – but also the most segregated.
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Three Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Shady New York Union

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By Sam Mellins Verified
| News from the States
When New York Focus learned that the leaders of an obscure, Long Island–based union were some of the highest paid union officials in the country, with four making over $1 million last year, we knew we had to dig deeper. Our investigation into the union — International Brotherhood of Trade Unions, or IBOTU — found that it enriches its leaders at the expense of its members, who are low-wage workers in grocery stores, ambulance companies, and home health care, among other industries.
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This New York Union Gives Millions to Its Bosses, Pennies to the Rank-and-File

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By Sam Mellins Verified
| New York FOCUS Verified
At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works. If you think this article succeeded, please consider supporting our mission and making more stories like this one possible. New York is an incongruous state. We’re home to fabulous wealth — if the state were a country, it would have the tenth largest economy in the world — but also the highest rate of wealth inequality. We’re among the most diverse – but also the most segregated.
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