NEW REPORT: Bob Brooks Caught Raiding Workers’ Pockets
A new report exposes Democrat Bob Brooks as a self-serving fraud who allegedly failed to provide legally required workers’ compensation coverage for his own employees while raising dues on the union members he was supposed to represent.
Under Brooks’ leadership, workers paid more while spending on core representational activities fell, exposing the gap between his pro-worker rhetoric and his record.
“Bob Brooks is a fraud who built his career by exploiting the very workers he claims to fight for. Brooks is nothing more than a self-serving scumbag, and Pennsylvanians will see right through his phony charade.” – NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson
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Union Boss Democrat’s Compensation Was Pumped While Worker Representation Was Dumped
The Blaze
Benjamin Roberts
July 23, 2026
Democrat Bob Brooks is running for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District as the common man’s champion. The numbers tell a different story.
Since becoming Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association president in a 2021 special election, Brooks’ total compensation increased by roughly 10%, while funding for first responders’ representational activity fell by 18%. Department of Labor filings reveal that general overhead expenses increased by 38% during Brooks’ presidency, funded by a 14% hike in membership dues.
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Brooks was paid $45,199 in the partial fiscal year ending August 2022, according to DOL filings. That climbed to $57,917 in 2023, $61,709 in 2024, and $63,715 by August 2025. Brooks retained his nearly $77,000 salary as a firefighter for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, through early 2025.
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Most of the increase in Brooks’ total compensation came from allowances and disbursements, not salary increases. The Brooks campaign did not dispute the union’s Department of Labor filings.
Union members’ monthly dues rose by 14% during that same period. In August 2022, members were expected to pay $14.30 a month. This rose to $14.94 in August 2023, rose again to $15.86 in 2024, and finally hit $16.26 in August 2025.
The PPFFA is a mid-sized statewide union representing over 6,000 members.
The dues weren’t put toward expanded collective bargaining activity or worker representation. Spending on collective bargaining and workplace advocacy under Brooks dropped 18%, from $110,174 in the fiscal year ending in August 2022 to $90,196 in 2025.
General overhead rose 38% over the same period, climbing from $81,722 to $112,397.
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Brooks courted controversy in April when he referred to volunteer firefighters as “two hatter s**tbags” and “scabs,” the Washington Free Beacon reported. A two hatter is a unionized firefighter who volunteers in his off-duty time.