Why Democrats Do What They Do

Just in case you wonder why Obama and friends are so hot to support labor unions,
This does not post well but the first number is $ given to Democrats and second number is $ to Republicians

particularly government employee unions, check out these Union contributions.

Leading Union Political
Campaign Contributors
1990-2010
Democrats Republicans
American Fed. Of
State, County, & Municipal
Employees $40,281,900 $547,700

Intel Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers $ 29,705,600 $679,000

National Education
Association $ 27,679,300 $ 2,005,200

Service Employees $ 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 Union $ 23,182,000 $ 334,200

AFL-CIO $ 17,124,300 $ 713,500

Sheet Metal Workers
Union $ 16,347,200 $342,800

Plumbers &
Pipefitters 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.. Employees
Association $ 8,135,400 $ 2,294,600

Seafarers
International Union $ 6,726,800 $ 1,281,300

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

Wouldn't it be nice if the unions put that money in their pension funds?