ELECTIONS & POLITICS
10 Unions Give DNC $5 Million
At Terry McAuliffe's $26 million
soft money fundraiser for the Democrat Nat'l Committee on May 24, ten unions
each "contributed" $500,000 of union members dues. The event, a National
Tribute to President Clinton, was largest political fundraiser ever.
The ten unions McAuliffe hooked were:
1) Am. Fed'n of State, County & Mun. Employees,
2) Am. Fed'n of Teachers,
3) Communications Workers of Am.,
4) Int'l Ass'n of Machinists
5) Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers,
6) Int'l Union of Painters,
7) Nat'l Education Ass'n,
8) Service Employees Int'l Union,
9) Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Ass'n,
10) United Food & Commercial Workers Int'l Union. [Wash. Post 5/24]
Reportedly, it was as a favor to AFL-CIO boss John J. Sweeney that
McAuliffe chaired the event. Sweeney had become so unhappy with DNC leaders
that he threatened to stop affiliated unions from donating to the party
unless McAuliffe took over. McAuliffe was unwilling to take the full-time
job, but agreed to lead the "drive for dollars." [Time 6/5/00]
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