National Legal and Policy Center
Organized Labor Accountability Project
1998 Study of Top Union PACs


TABLE 1A

Total Union Political Disbursements


UNION

1993-94

1995-96

1997-98e

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

$8,844,538.45

$9,931,255.01

$9,393,533.36

National Education Association

$4,434,095.19

$5,031,665.84

$2,932,424.44

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

$6,414,377.38

$4,308,006.13

$3,464,650.35

United Automobile, Areospace and Agricultural Workers of America

$3,595,517.01

$3,955,079.85

$4,636,910.00

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

$3,684,838.88

$3,615,298.29

$3,257,808.88

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

$2,376,813.16

$3,413,114.54

$5,088,524.83

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

$2,152,057.68

$3,167,650.62

$3,846,488.22

American Federation of Teachers

$1,839,479.82

$2,655,529.42

$2,613,913.62

Laborers' International Union of North America

$1,451,138.36

$2,382,101.60

$2,052,366.83

Communications Workers of America

$2,131,120.77

$2,321,481.82

$2,257,806.50

TOTALS

$36,923,976.70

$40,781,183.12

$39,544,427.03

Source: Federal Election Commission.


1998 Study of Top Union PACs