Where Union Dues Go..

Just in case anyone wonders why Obama and his friends are so hot to support labor unions particularly government employee unions, check out Union contributions.


Leading Union Political Campaign Contributors
1990-2010
Democrats Republicans
American Fed. of State, County, & $40,281,900 547,700
Municipal Employees
Intel Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 29,705,600 679,000
National Education Association 27,679,300 2,005,200
Service Employees International Union 26,368,470 98,700
Communication Workers of America 26,305,500 125,300
Service Employees International Union 26,252,000 1,086,200
Laborers Union 25,734,000 138,000
American Federation of Teachers 25,682,800 200,000
United Auto Workers 25,082,200 182,700
Teamsters Union 24,926,400 1,822,000
Carpenters and Joiners Union 24,094,100 658,000
Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union 23,875,600 226,300
United Food and Commercial Workers 23,182,000 334,200
AFL-CIO 17,124,300 713,500
Sheet Metal Workers Union 14,790,000 818,500
Operating Engineers Union 13,840,000 2,309,500
Airline Pilots Association 12,806,600 2,398,300
International Association of Firefighters 12,421,700 2,685,400
United Transportation Workers 11,807,000 1,459,300
Ironworkers Union 11,638,900 936,000
American Postal Workers Union 11,633,100 544,300
Nat'l Active & Retired Fed. 8,135,400 2,294,600
Employees Association
Seafarers International Union 6,726,800 1,281,300

Source: Center for Responsive Politics, Washington , D.C.