Contributions for November 2004 - December 2004
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOUR GROUP INDUSTRIES | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,121 | 11/1/2004 | Murkowski |
| HARBOUR GROUP INDUSTRIES | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,121 | 11/1/2004 | Vitter |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $3,000 | 11/1/2004 | Woolsey |
| HARBOUR GROUP INDUSTRIES | Manufacturing | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/1/2004 | Specter |
| FRIENDS OF SBDCS | Small business associations | Oppose | $500 | 11/1/2004 | Manzullo |
| FRIENDS OF SBDCS | Small business associations | Oppose | $500 | 11/1/2004 | Crapo |
| FRIENDS OF SBDCS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/1/2004 | Velázquez |
| KINGSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $200 | 11/1/2004 | Ortiz |
| FRIENDS OF SBDCS | Small business associations | Oppose | $250 | 11/1/2004 | Regula |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 11/1/2004 | Dent |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 11/1/2004 | Bishop |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 11/2/2004 | Cole |
| HARBOUR GROUP INDUSTRIES | Manufacturing | Oppose | $878 | 11/2/2004 | Martinez |
| NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK CMTE | Labor, anti-union | Oppose | $-2,000 | 11/3/2004 | Burr |
| HARBOUR GROUP INDUSTRIES | Manufacturing | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/4/2004 | Martinez |
| TIMBER LAKE CORP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $500 | 11/8/2004 | Bishop |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES | Small business associations | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/9/2004 | Velázquez |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 11/11/2004 | Melancon |
| SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA | Small business associations | Oppose | $250 | 11/12/2004 | Gingrey |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 11/12/2004 | Melancon |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 11/15/2004 | Melancon |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 11/15/2004 | Melancon |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/16/2004 | Snowe |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 11/17/2004 | Melancon |
| SABRE INC | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/17/2004 | Neugebauer |
| SABRE INC | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/17/2004 | Martinez |
| CHATTANOOGA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/18/2004 | Corker |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $2,500 | 11/18/2004 | Neugebauer |
| ARIZONA RIVER RUNNERS | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/19/2004 | Hatch |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 11/19/2004 | Lungren |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $-5,000 | 11/19/2004 | Nadler |
| AMERICAN ARAB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $500 | 11/22/2004 | Stabenow |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 11/22/2004 | Nadler |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $4,000 | 11/23/2004 | Melancon |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 11/29/2004 | Conrad |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $-3,000 | 12/1/2004 | Vitter |
| PAPER ALLIED-IND CHEM/ENERGY WKRS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,000 | 12/1/2004 | Melancon |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 12/2/2004 | Melancon |
| DONNELLY MANUFACTURING | Manufacturing | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/3/2004 | Coleman |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 12/8/2004 | Boren |
| CONTINENTAL HOSPITALITY | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/9/2004 | Nelson |
| CONTINENTAL HOSPITALITY | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/9/2004 | Nelson |
| CONTINENTAL HOSPITALITY | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/9/2004 | Nelson |
| SABRE INC | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,500 | 12/9/2004 | Marchant |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/9/2004 | Coleman |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $-1,500 | 12/10/2004 | Coleman |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $1,500 | 12/10/2004 | Coleman |
| UNITED AUTO WORKERS | Manufacturing unions | Support | $1,000 | 12/10/2004 | Kennedy |
| CARLSON COMPANIES | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $-1,500 | 12/10/2004 | Coleman |
| BOILERMAKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $2,500 | 12/13/2004 | Lynch |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 12/13/2004 | Edwards |
| NATL ASSN/SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COS | Small business associations | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/14/2004 | King |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 12/14/2004 | Capuano |
| NATIONAL FEDN OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | Small business associations | Oppose | $5,000 | 12/14/2004 | McMorris Rodgers |
| MACHINISTS/AEROSPACE WORKERS UNION | Manufacturing unions | Support | $5,000 | 12/15/2004 | Lynch |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $250 | 12/16/2004 | Deal |
| US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $4,000 | 12/17/2004 | Nelson |
| TOUR OPERATOR | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/20/2004 | Lieberman |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 12/21/2004 | Cuellar |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $3,000 | 12/21/2004 | Stabenow |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 12/21/2004 | Kennedy |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $2,500 | 12/21/2004 | Costa |
| AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $5,000 | 12/21/2004 | Green |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $250 | 12/22/2004 | Pallone |
| ILLINOIS AFL-CIO | Labor Unions | Support | $1,000 | 12/24/2004 | Schakowsky |
| INTERFACE GROUP | Lodging & tourism | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/28/2004 | Lieberman |
| INTL FEDN OF PROF & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS | Labor Unions | Support | $-1,000 | 12/31/2004 | Pallone |
| EVERETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Chambers of commerce | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/31/2004 | Kennedy |
Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
Comments 
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.
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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