Six large public unions have funneled tens of millions of dollars, much of which came from taxpayer-funded dues payments, into aiding Democrats in their bid for power this election cycle.
A handful of large public-sector unions pumped well over $60 million into political organizations, with the lion’s share going toward helping Democrats win races at every level of government, according to the latest set of campaign finance disclosures.
The Daily Caller News Foundation included the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in its analysis of campaign finance records. In 2020, these six labor organizations were the top political contributors among