National Legal and Policy Center
Organized Labor Accountability Project
The Top 20 from the Top 20 of 1998
www.nlpc.org
LIST OF 20 UNION PACs 
 
NOTE: The following is reported as it is appears on each PACs’ most recent FEC FORM 3X.
 

1. AMERICAN FED. OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (AFSCME)

    Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality
    1625 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20036
    FEC Number: C00011114
2. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO (IBEW)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Committee on Political Education
1125 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20005
FEC Number: C00027342
3. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, AFL-CIO (IBT)
    D.R.I.V.E. -- Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education
    25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001
    FEC Number: C00032979
4.  AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO (AFT)
    American Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education (1)
    555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001
    FEC Number: C00028860
     
5.  UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INT'L UNION, AFL-CIO (UFCW)
United Food and Commercial Workers Active Ballot Club
1775 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20006
FEC Number: C00002766
6.  UNITED AUTO, AEROSPACE & AGR. IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AM., AFL-CIO (UAW)
    United Auto Workers Voluntary Community Action Program (2)
    8000 East Jefferson, Detroit, Michigan  48214
    FEC Number: C00002840
7.  INT'L ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO (IAM)
     Machinists Non-Partisan Political League
     9000 Machinists Place, Upper Marlboro, Maryland  20772 -- FEC Number: C00002469
     
8. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NEA)
    National Education Association Political Action Committee
    1201 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20036
    FEC Number: C00003251
     
9. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO (UBC)
    Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
    101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001
    FEC Number: C00001016
     
10. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, AFL-CIO (NALC)
    Committee on Letter Carriers Political Education
    100 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001
    FEC Number: C00023580
     
11. LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO (LIUNA)
    Laborers' Political League
    905 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20006
    FEC Number: C00007922
     
12. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, AFL-CIO (UTU)
    Transportation Political Education League
    14600 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio  44107
    FEC Number: C00001636
     
13. SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO (SMW)
    Sheet Metal Workers International Association Political Action League
    1750 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20006
    FEC Number: C00007542
     
14. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO (SEIU)
    Service Employees International Union Political Action Committee
    1313 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20005
    FEC Number: C00004036
     
15. AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS  (AMO)
    American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action Fund (3)
    650 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York   11232
    FEC Number: C00027532
     
16. INT’L ASS’N OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKERS, AFL-CIO
    Iron Workers Political Action League
    1750 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20006
    FEC Number: C00027359
     
17. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO (CWA)
    CWA Committee on Political Education -- Political Contributions Committee
    501 Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001
    FEC Number: C00002089
     
18. AM. FED. OF LABOR - CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS (AFL-CIO)
     AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education -- Political Contributions Committee (4)
     815 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20006 -- FEC Number: C00003806
     
19. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, AFL-CIO (ALPA)
    Air Line Pilots Association Political Action Committee
    1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.  20036
    FEC Number: C00035451
     
20. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO (USWA)
    United Steelworkers of America Political Action Fund
    Five Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15222
    FEC Number: C00003590

Footnotes:
    (1) AFT's PAC reports only quarterly, as opposed to monthly, like most other union PACs, and thus the most recent figures are only through June 30, 1998.
    (2) UAW’s second and smaller (non-communications) PAC is not included in this study.  For reference it is called UAW Committee for Good Government, FEC Number C00002382, and the address is the same as above.
    (3) AMO is technically a labor organization and not a union.
    (4) AFL-CIO is techincally a labor federation and not a union.

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