Contributions for September 2002 - October 2002
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 9/3/2002 | Sununu |
| MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 9/4/2002 | Coleman |
| MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVE | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 9/4/2002 | Sessions |
| KILLDEER MOUNTAIN MFG | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 9/4/2002 | Conrad |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/9/2002 | Coleman |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/9/2002 | Coleman |
| GREATER WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/9/2002 | Reed |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 9/10/2002 | Dorgan |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $4,948 | 9/10/2002 | Dole |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $-5,000 | 9/10/2002 | Dorgan |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $4,500 | 9/10/2002 | Graham |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/11/2002 | Alexander |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/11/2002 | Alexander |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/11/2002 | Alexander |
| AURORA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 9/12/2002 | Allard |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 9/16/2002 | Johnson |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/17/2002 | Smith |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/17/2002 | Collins |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 9/20/2002 | Brown |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 9/20/2002 | Harkin |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $4,000 | 9/23/2002 | Sununu |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 9/23/2002 | Dodd |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/24/2002 | Alexander |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $5,000 | 9/24/2002 | Sununu |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 9/24/2002 | Thune |
| GREATER WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 9/24/2002 | Landrieu |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 9/24/2002 | Sununu |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 9/25/2002 | Cardin |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 9/26/2002 | Durbin |
| SABRE INC | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $5,000 | 9/26/2002 | Shelby |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/26/2002 | Thune |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 9/27/2002 | Pryor |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/30/2002 | Baucus |
| FRIENDS OF SBDCS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/30/2002 | Kerry |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $250 | 9/30/2002 | Menéndez |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $4,000 | 9/30/2002 | Brown |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/30/2002 | McConnell |
| CHAMB OF COMM FOR US | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 9/30/2002 | Graham |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 10/3/2002 | Johnson |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 10/3/2002 | Menéndez |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 10/3/2002 | Harkin |
| GREATER WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/3/2002 | Smith |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $2,500 | 10/4/2002 | Landrieu |
| HARBOUR GROUP LTD | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/7/2002 | Inhofe |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $4,000 | 10/7/2002 | Chambliss |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS | Manufacturing | Oppose | $500 | 10/7/2002 | Coleman |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/7/2002 | Coleman |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 10/7/2002 | Pryor |
| ILLINOIS AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $300 | 10/7/2002 | Durbin |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/8/2002 | Domenici |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/9/2002 | Rockefeller |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $2,000 | 10/9/2002 | Sununu |
| AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 10/9/2002 | Cornyn |
| GREATER WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 10/10/2002 | Warner |
| GREATER WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 10/10/2002 | Warner |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $500 | 10/11/2002 | Brown |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/11/2002 | Reed |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/11/2002 | Baucus |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/11/2002 | Harkin |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $500 | 10/11/2002 | Cardin |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 10/11/2002 | Lautenberg |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 10/14/2002 | Rockefeller |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $632 | 10/15/2002 | Durbin |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $632 | 10/15/2002 | Durbin |
| INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/16/2002 | Lautenberg |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $-100 | 10/16/2002 | Holden |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/16/2002 | Feingold |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/17/2002 | Lautenberg |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/18/2002 | Cardin |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/18/2002 | Lautenberg |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $500 | 10/18/2002 | Lautenberg |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/18/2002 | Reed |
| CONFERENCE OF NATL PARK CONCESSIONERS | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/20/2002 | Domenici |
| MONTGOMERY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/21/2002 | Dole |
| BRENNAN INDUSTRIAL GROUP | Manufacturing | Oppose | $824 | 10/21/2002 | Coleman |
| BRENNAN INDUSTRIAL GROUP | Manufacturing | Oppose | $824 | 10/21/2002 | Thune |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/21/2002 | Landrieu |
| RIGHT TO WORK PAC | Labor, anti-union | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/22/2002 | Chambliss |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/22/2002 | Sessions |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $500 | 10/23/2002 | Pryor |
| EUROPE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $200 | 10/24/2002 | Murray |
| SABRE INC | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $256 | 10/24/2002 | Shelby |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/24/2002 | Lautenberg |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS | Manufacturing | Oppose | $500 | 10/24/2002 | Collins |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $500 | 10/25/2002 | Landrieu |
| HAGADORNE HOSPITALITY CO | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $500 | 10/28/2002 | Craig |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $500 | 10/29/2002 | Johnson |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 10/29/2002 | Pryor |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 10/29/2002 | Lautenberg |
| UNION OF NEEDLETRADES EMPLOYEES | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 10/29/2002 | Levin |
| DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $400 | 10/30/2002 | Levin |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 10/31/2002 | Allard |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 10/31/2002 | Coleman |
Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
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Employee Free Choice Act may actually undermine employees' free choice by Angela Xu, Jul 31, 2008 (8:20pm)
This bill would eliminate the secret ballot practice used to determine whether to organize a union, and replace that with a public card signing. Opponents argue that this would leave workers open to coercion from their union colleagues, and that the card signing is undemocratic. Small businesses also say that this measure would cut them out of the wage bargaining process, weakening them tremendously. Unions like the bill because it provides an easy way for them to bolster membership at a time when their numbers are declining. President Bush has threatened to veto this bill if it passes Congress.
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Re: Employee Free Choice Act may actually undermine employees free choice by Alec, Oct 16, 2008 (5:51pm)
You are correct that the bill would eliminate the right of an employer to DEMAND an NLRB election (which generally takes many months). If workers want a secret ballot election they will not be prohibited by the bill. What exactly is undemocratic about a majority of workers signing a petition or cards demanding recognition for their union from their employer? Also, the bill does not suddenly make it legal for union supporters to illegally coerce their coworkers. However, it does provide for increased expedited penalties for employers who violate workers rights. Currently, the law provides a mere wrist slap (which can take months and months to effect) for companies who threaten or fire employees for unionizing. By the time violations come before the board the unions have typically already been crushed by companies terrorizing their workers. Surveys show that most U.S. workers want union representation. The current laws and NLRB are set up to allow companies to crush worker’s efforts to unionize.
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