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Friday, April 8, 2011

Where Union Dues go

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-- 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, & Municipal Employees$40,281,900     $547,700

Intel Brotherhood of Electrical Workers29,705,600                                679,000

National Education Association27,679,3002,005,200

Service Employees International Union26,368,47098,700

Communication Workers of America26,305,500125,300

Service Employees International Union26,252,0001,086,200

Laborers Union25,734,000138,000

American Federation of Teachers25,682,800200,000

United Auto Workers25,082,200182,700

Teamsters Union24,926,4001,822,000

Carpenters and Joiners Union24,094,100658,000

Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union23,875,600226,300

United Food and Commercial Workers Union23,182,000334,200

AFL-CIO17,124,300713,500

Sheet Metal Workers Union16,347,200342,800

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union14,790,000818,500

Operating Engineers Union13,840,0002,309,500

Airline Pilots Association12,806,6002,398,300

International Association of Firefighters12,421,7002,685,400

United Transportation Workers11,807,0001,459,300

Ironworkers Union11,638,900936,000

American Postal Workers Union11,633,100544,300

Nat'l Active & Retired Fed. Employees Association8,135,4002,294,600

Seafarers International Union6,726,8001,281,300

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

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