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


TABLE 4A

Total Direct Federal Candidate Contributions


UNION

1993-94

1995-96

1997-98e

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

$2,860,202.30

$3,220,408.00

$3,375,686.90

National Education Association

$2,921,730.00

$3,175,525.00

$2,472,843.93

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

$2,573,384.48

$2,475,011.81

$3,341,804.40

United Automobile, Areospace and Agricultural Workers of America

$2,833,831.90

$3,293,294.69

$3,612,796.85

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

$1,986,781.00

$2,417,175.00

$1,747,767.75

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

$1,989,949.76

$2,626,537.00

$3,003,381.56

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

$1,959,162.20

$2,670,302.80

$3,521,481.88

American Federation of Teachers

$1,832,515.00

$2,363,832.93

$2,430,682.93

Laborers' International Union of North America

$1,413,450.00

$2,242,500.00

$2,156,225.00

Communications Workers of America

$1,306,976.07

$1,659,840.96

$1,936,507.34

TOTALS

$21,677,982.71

$26,144,428.19

$27,599,178.54

Source: Federal Election Commission.


1998 Study of Top Union PACs