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Unions tighten belts ahead of Trump administration

The Service Employees International Union is bracing for big changes.

Members of the Service Employees International Union call for an increased minimum wage.
Members of the Service Employees International Union call for an increased minimum wage.
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Labor unions are preparing for big changes ahead of a Trump presidency. The Service Employees International Union — the second-largest union in the country — is planning significant budget cuts starting next year.

They expect so-called “right-to-work” laws and a changing legal landscape for union-related cases to drastically lower their revenues. SEIU has more than two million members; about half of them work in the public sector. 

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