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Union-Owned Bank in Austria Hit With Corruption Scandal; Workers Lose Strike & Education

— Ben Weinthal

The illegal business practices of a union-controlled bank, Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft (Bawag), have led to one of the most devastating corruption scandals in Austrian history.