PSEA: Sampling the Best of PA on Your Tab

The Department of Labor recently added 2008 Union LM2 records to its website. A perusal of PSEA's LM2 (file number: 512989) reveals that the state's largest teacher union continues to spend its taxpayer-funded resources on a variety of luxury expenses, including:

- Pro Knitwear - $11,201

- Vin & Joe's Restaurant - $8,213

- Abruzzi's Restaurant (fine Italian dining) - $23,695

- Highstreet Brews (for "Conference Hospitality") - $7,000

- Heritage Hills Golf Retreat - $5,120

- Mountain Race Track & Gaming Resort (for a "Leadership Conference") - $16,418

- Seven Springs Mountain Resort (already benefiting from your tax dollars) - $39,862

- Harbor Cruises Ltd - $5,729

The union's political contributions in 2008 also included $5,000 to Utahns for Public Schools, a coalition that helped to defeat a voucher referendum in Utah.

Doesn't it feel great to know your hard-earned money is being invested in local business? How silly of me - all this time I thought it was to fund education...

For more on PSEA's luxury lifestyle, check out our recent policy brief on the PSEA.