Contributions for January 2004 - February 2004
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/7/2004 | Alexander |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/7/2004 | Pomeroy |
| MERCER ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $200 | 1/8/2004 | Murray |
| NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK CMTE | Labor, anti-union | Oppose | $250 | 1/13/2004 | Musgrave |
| NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK CMTE | Labor, anti-union | Oppose | $250 | 1/13/2004 | Musgrave |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 1/14/2004 | Moore |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/19/2004 | Meek |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/19/2004 | Costa |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/19/2004 | Skelton |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 1/19/2004 | Herseth Sandlin |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/19/2004 | Green |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/19/2004 | Conyers |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/19/2004 | Pomeroy |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/19/2004 | Wu |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 1/19/2004 | Chandler |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 1/19/2004 | Murtha |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/19/2004 | Carper |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/19/2004 | Bean |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 1/19/2004 | Schwartz |
| DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 1/23/2004 | Kerry |
| VOYAGER RV RESORT | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $500 | 1/23/2004 | Young |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 1/24/2004 | Hutchison |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 1/24/2004 | Hutchison |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Jackson |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/26/2004 | Inslee |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/26/2004 | Hooley |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/26/2004 | Herseth Sandlin |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Gutiérrez |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Walsh |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Smith |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Solis |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | McHugh |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Jackson-Lee |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/26/2004 | Rodriguez |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Lewis |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/26/2004 | Chandler |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/26/2004 | Dingell |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/26/2004 | Sanders |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $2,500 | 1/28/2004 | Costa |
| CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING CO | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,800 | 1/29/2004 | Boehner |
| NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK CMTE | Labor, anti-union | Oppose | $500 | 1/30/2004 | Bunning |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Stark |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Kind |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/30/2004 | Rodriguez |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/30/2004 | Baca |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/30/2004 | Chandler |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,500 | 1/30/2004 | McDermott |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 1/30/2004 | Chandler |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Walsh |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Obey |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Ryan |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Hoyer |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 1/30/2004 | Davis |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Kind |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 1/30/2004 | Conyers |
| TIMBER LAKE CORP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 1/31/2004 | Kerry |
| TIMBER LAKE CAMP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 1/31/2004 | Kerry |
| RAIN BIRD SPRINKLER MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $500 | 1/31/2004 | Dreier |
| TIMBER LAKE CORP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 1/31/2004 | Kerry |
| RAIN BIRD SPRINKLER MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 1/31/2004 | Dreier |
| RAIN BIRD SPRINKLER MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $500 | 1/31/2004 | Dreier |
| RAIN BIRD SPRINKLER MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 1/31/2004 | Dreier |
| LAS VEGAS HISPANIC CHAMBER | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 1/31/2004 | Diaz-Balart |
| MANUFACTURER | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 2/2/2004 | Grassley |
| MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 2/3/2004 | Obama |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/4/2004 | Ruppersberger |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/4/2004 | Filner |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/4/2004 | Brown |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/4/2004 | Cooper |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $200 | 2/4/2004 | Van Hollen |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/5/2004 | Rothman |
| MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 2/6/2004 | Kerry |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 2/9/2004 | Rodriguez |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/9/2004 | Chandler |
| PHOENIXVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 2/9/2004 | Gerlach |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Davis |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Mikulski |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Abercrombie |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 2/10/2004 | Berry |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Kind |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Herseth Sandlin |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | LaHood |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Ferguson |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/10/2004 | Conyers |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | McCarthy |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Doggett |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Davis |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Spratt |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/10/2004 | Rodriguez |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/10/2004 | Ryan |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/10/2004 | Chandler |
| PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 2/11/2004 | Specter |
| GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 2/11/2004 | Specter |
| IXL MFG CO | Manufacturing | Oppose | $250 | 2/11/2004 | Bond |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $4,000 | 2/12/2004 | Blumenauer |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/12/2004 | Lampson |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Becerra |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Thompson |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Eshoo |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/12/2004 | Ross |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Cardoza |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Stupak |
| TIMBER LAKE CORP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Bishop |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Cummings |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Schakowsky |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Bishop |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/12/2004 | Grijalva |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Pascrell |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/13/2004 | Berman |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Kaptur |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Cardoza |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/13/2004 | Costa |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Holden |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Michaud |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Allen |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/13/2004 | Wasserman Schultz |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Scott |
| CLOTHING & TEXTILE WORKERS/ROCHESTER | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Slaughter |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Schiff |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Slaughter |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/13/2004 | Wasserman Schultz |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Emanuel |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/13/2004 | Berry |
| TYLER HILL CAMP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/16/2004 | Kerry |
| TYLER HILL CAMP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/16/2004 | Kerry |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/17/2004 | Stark |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Clay |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/17/2004 | Nadler |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/17/2004 | Nadler |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Clay |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Schiff |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/17/2004 | Farr |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/17/2004 | DeGette |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/17/2004 | Scott |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | DeGette |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Wasserman Schultz |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Udall |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Delahunt |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/17/2004 | Mollohan |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 2/17/2004 | Udall |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Delahunt |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Doggett |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/17/2004 | Engel |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Doggett |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Rodriguez |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/17/2004 | Inslee |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/18/2004 | Donnelly |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/18/2004 | Thompson |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $500 | 2/18/2004 | Thompson |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/18/2004 | Bayh |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $500 | 2/18/2004 | Thompson |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/18/2004 | Bayh |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 2/18/2004 | Brady |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $500 | 2/18/2004 | LaTourette |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/18/2004 | Capps |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,500 | 2/19/2004 | Grassley |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/19/2004 | Cleaver |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/19/2004 | Enzi |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $500 | 2/20/2004 | Hoyer |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $500 | 2/20/2004 | Hoyer |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 2/20/2004 | Lampson |
| LABOR | Labor Unions | Support | $500 | 2/21/2004 | Kerry |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 2/23/2004 | Kaptur |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/23/2004 | Lewis |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/23/2004 | Brown |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/23/2004 | Dingell |
| BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $200 | 2/23/2004 | Towns |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/23/2004 | Filner |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 2/23/2004 | Gutiérrez |
| HI-TEK MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/23/2004 | Boehner |
| GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 2/23/2004 | Castle |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/23/2004 | Blumenauer |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Weller |
| SB LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 2/24/2004 | Sánchez |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $5,000 | 2/24/2004 | Hall |
| SB LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 2/24/2004 | Sánchez |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Gallegly |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $500 | 2/24/2004 | Turner |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/24/2004 | Johnson |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Tiberi |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/24/2004 | Smith |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Royce |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $5,000 | 2/24/2004 | Sessions |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Dreier |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $5,000 | 2/24/2004 | Neugebauer |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $500 | 2/24/2004 | Manzullo |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Burgess |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/24/2004 | Paul |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $500 | 2/24/2004 | Bono Mack |
| SABRE INC | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/25/2004 | Hoyer |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $4,500 | 2/25/2004 | Kaptur |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/25/2004 | Ramstad |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/25/2004 | DeFazio |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $4,000 | 2/25/2004 | Boucher |
| HARBOUR GROUP INDUSTRIES | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 2/26/2004 | Hulshof |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/27/2004 | Feingold |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/27/2004 | Edwards |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 2/27/2004 | Boucher |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION LOCAL 85 | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/27/2004 | Kaptur |
| GLASS MOLDERS POTTERY PLASTICS WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 2/27/2004 | Abercrombie |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 2/27/2004 | Terry |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/28/2004 | Coleman |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 2/28/2004 | Coleman |
| GREATER SERRANTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 2/29/2004 | Specter |
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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