Top 50 Labor PACs By Disbursements January 1, 2005 June 30, 2006
1 DRIVE DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION PAC FOR INT'L $7,640,854 2 UAW V CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) $7,265,276 3 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E, $6,658,138 4 1199 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND $6,432,687 5 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $6,159,442 6 VOICE OF TEACHERS FOR EDUC/CMTE ON POL EDUC OF NY STATE UNTD TEACHERS $5,451,704 7 CWACOPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $4,270,853 8 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (SEIU $3,410,383 9 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFLCIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $3,304,578 10 MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POL LEAGUE OF THE INT'L ASSN OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE $2,785,089 11 NJ STATE LABORERS PAC / LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE $2,587,772 12 UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $2,423,836 13 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER $2,393,134 14 LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUELABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. $2,172,432 15 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS $2,141,264 16 SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $2,109,413 17 UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UTU PAC) $2,092,353 18 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL $1,890,253 19 NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $1,729,192 20 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND $1,714,831 21 UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE $1,602,202 22 NEW YORK STATE LABORERS' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,526,868 23 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,518,193 24 INT'L. ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS $1,478,731 25 NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA $1,466,043 26 COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL $1,304,055 27 MASON TENDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW YORK & LI PAC $1,208,044 28 LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL OF THE METRO AREA OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY P A C $1,151,468 29 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $1,117,977 30 UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,009,024 31 LOCAL 32BJ SEIU AMERICAN DREAM POLITICAL ACTION FUND (32BJ AMERICAN DREAM FUND) $999,358 32 AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $970,759 33 SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONSEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF $967,266 34 AFLCIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $953,600 35 INTL. UNION OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PAC $939,274 36 1199 & 32 BJ/144 SEIU HOMECARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $863,878 37 COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL UNION UAW $808,261 38 DISTRICT COUNCIL 37 AFSCME PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED FOR POL & LEG EQUALITY $805,663 39 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNIONCOPE $762,538 40 TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $704,465 41 UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $686,780 42 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $682,189 43 UNITEHERE T I P 'TO INSURE PROGRESS' $625,213 44 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFLCIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL $620,595 45 PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO 9 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $578,326 46 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $577,628 47 DISTRICT NO 1PCD MEBA POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBAPAF) $554,228 48 MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE $544,637 49 UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $517,828 50 NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $505,060