Top 50 Labor PACs By Contributions to Candidates January 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004

1 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $1,714,900 2 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (SEIU COPE $1,411,500 3 MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $1,399,000 4 LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE-LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA $1,350,000 5 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $1,338,500 6 UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) $1,338,100 7 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - P E O P L E, QUALIFIED $1,206,498 8 DRIVE - DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION - PAC FOR INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF T $1,178,266 9 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION OF THE AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO $1,177,000 10 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,138,500 11 NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NATCA PAC) $1,075,250 12 INT'L. ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $1,052,500 13 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $1,033,300 14 SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $1,032,000 15 UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION (UTU) TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL EDUCATION LEAGUE $932,100 16 UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $916,750 17 CWA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $888,950 18 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $854,100 19 AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $848,000 20 NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $798,750 21 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS, IN SP BLDRS, BKMTHS, FRGRS & HLPRS-LEG ED..FUND $735,015 22 ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $674,670 23 COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND) $671,000 24 UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION FUND $629,750 25 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION-COPE $586,100 26 UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE $546,000 27 NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $470,800 28 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $442,500 29 TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $436,500 30 INTL. UNION OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PAC $380,000 31 RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS POLITICAL LEAGUE A PROJECT OF THE TRANS. COMM. INT'L UNION (TCU) $362,010 32 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ILA-COPE $354,600 33 UNITEHERE T I P - 'TO INSURE PROGRESS' $345,000 34 SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SEAFARERS INTERNAT'L UNION OF NA-AGLIWD DIST (SPAD) $343,597 35 AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION PAC (ANA-PAC) (FKA N-CAP) $330,846 36 TREASURY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $313,575 37 UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $309,900 38 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM $290,100 39 AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $285,700 40 DISTRICT NO 1-PCD MEBA POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) $268,550 41 UNITE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $255,050 42 PROFESSIONAL AIRWAYS SYSTEMS SPECIALISTS (AFL-CIO) DBA PASS PAC $229,630 43 POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND OF THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT $227,900 44 ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA) APA PAC $225,000 45 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND $215,900 46 BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN PAC FUND $191,850 47 MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $190,500 48 MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE $166,000 49 MAINTENANCE OF WAY POLITICAL LEAGUE A PAC OF THE BMWE $140,820 50 OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION-VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE $106,900