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Rhode Island

Right To Work
Rhode Island is not a 'right to work' state. Employees in a unionized company can be forced to pay "agency fees" to the union, even if they refuse to be union members.



Major Unions in Rhode Island


Political Money

State-level Political Donations
Public sector unions give thousands of dollars to local legislators, often in an effort to guarantee exorbitant benefits from the state.

Total Contributions
Democrat  $ 834,942
Other  $ 4,450
Republican  $ 16,790
Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, 2004-2006



GENERAL TRADE UNIONS
BRADY, PATRICK T
    Democrat$ 99
CARPENTERS LOCAL 94/UBC
    Democrat$ 150
CICCONE 3RD, FRANK A
    Democrat$ 150
CICCONE, FRANK
    Democrat$ 575
CICCONE, FRANK A
    Democrat$ 200
CONNECTICUT HEALTH CARE DISTRICT 1199/SEIU
    Democrat$ 3,825
CONNECTICUT LABORERS/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 6,750
DANTI, JOSEPH
    Democrat$ 300
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 1203/IBEW
    Democrat$ 100
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 1274/IBEW
    Democrat$ 400
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 2323/IBEW
    Democrat$ 860
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 99/IBEW
    Democrat$ 46,760
    Republican$ 300
ELECTRICAL WORKERS/IBEW
    Democrat$ 10,750
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR LOCAL 39
    Democrat$ 350
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR LOCAL 39/IUEC
    Democrat$ 500
FARIA, JOHN
    Democrat$ 250
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 328/UFCW
    Democrat$ 7,020
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 791/UFCW
    Democrat$ 2,875
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS/UFCW
    Democrat$ 22,125
    Independent$ 500
GAGLIONE, CHERYL ANN
    Democrat$ 150
GIANLORENZO, LEONARD
    Democrat$ 250
GREATER WOONSOCKET LABOR
    Democrat$ 2,000
GREATER WOONSOCKET LABOR COUNCIL
    Democrat$ 2,825
IBEW LOCAL 1274 (INTERNATIONAL
    Democrat$ 400
IBEW LOCAL 2323 PAC (INTERNATIONAL
    Democrat$ 1,450
IBEW LOCAL 99 PAC
    Democrat$ 200
IBEW LOCAL 99 PAC (INTERNATIONAL
    Democrat$ 100
IRONWORKERS LOCAL 37
    Democrat$ 15,265
    Republican$ 100
JOHNSTON LOCAL 1950 PAC
    Democrat$ 1,000
LABORERS LOCAL 808/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 300
LABORERS UNREADABLE PAC
    Democrat$ 300
MANSOLILLO, FAITH
    Democrat$ 100
MARINUCCI, SANTE F
    Democrat$ 50
MARQUES JR, MANUEL
    Democrat$ 150
MARQUES JR, MANUEL M
    Democrat$ 475
    Republican$ 300
MASSACHUSETTS LABORERS
    Democrat$ 1,000
MASSACHUSETTS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 5,000
MORETTI, ROBERT
    Democrat$ 50
MOURA, PAUL
    Democrat$ 400
MOURA, PAUL E
    Democrat$ 125
NEE, GEORGE
    Democrat$ 250
NEW YORK STATE LABORERS/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 1,200
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 57/IUOE
    Democrat$ 25,975
    Republican$ 200
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 98/IUOE
    Democrat$ 200
OPERATING ENGINEERS/IUOE
    Democrat$ 200
    Republican$ 1,000
PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 11/IUPAT
    Democrat$ 450
PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES/IUPAT
    Democrat$ 13,700
    Republican$ 300
PLUMBER & PIPEFITTER LOCAL 51/UA
    Democrat$ 2,800
PLUMBER & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 51/UA
    Democrat$ 10,325
    Republican$ 3,600
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 15/UA
    Democrat$ 200
PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 51/UA
    Democrat$ 14,695
    Republican$ 1,350
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 400/IFPTE
    Democrat$ 1,920
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LOCAL 400/IFPTE
    Democrat$ 8,670
    Independent$ 50
    Republican$ 240
PROV RI CENTRAL FEDERATED COUNCIL AFL-CIO
    Democrat$ 150
PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND CENTRAL FEDERATED COUNCIL
    Democrat$ 1,525
    Republican$ 250
PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND CENTRAL FEDERATED LABOR COUNCIL
    Democrat$ 625
RHODE ISLAND AFL-CIO
    Democrat$ 27,925
    Independent$ 100
    Republican$ 50
RHODE ISLAND AFL-CIO COPE
    Republican$ 250
RHODE ISLAND AFL-CIO PAC
    Democrat$ 200
RHODE ISLAND BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS/BAC
    Democrat$ 1,750
RHODE ISLAND BRICKLAYERS PAC
    Democrat$ 1,050
RHODE ISLAND BRICKLAYERS/BAC
    Democrat$ 950
RHODE ISLAND CARPENTERS
    Democrat$ 450
RHODE ISLAND CARPENTERS NERCC PAC
    Democrat$ 1,900
RHODE ISLAND CARPENTERS NERCC/UBC
    Democrat$ 1,650
RHODE ISLAND CARPENTERS PAC
    Democrat$ 450
RHODE ISLAND CARPENTERS/UBC
    Democrat$ 29,950
    Republican$ 700
RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL 94
    Democrat$ 200
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL UNITED NURSES & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS LOCAL 5098/UNAP
    Democrat$ 200
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL UNITED NURSES & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS/UNAP
    Democrat$ 13,970
    Independent$ 600
RHODE ISLAND LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 400
RHODE ISLAND LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE
    Democrat$ 1,500
RHODE ISLAND LABORERS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
    Democrat$ 2,500
RHODE ISLAND LABORERS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 1,200
RHODE ISLAND LABORERS/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 61,075
    Republican$ 800
RHODE ISLAND NERCC PAC (NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL
    Democrat$ 200
RHODE ISLAND STATE ASSOC OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS/IBEW
    Democrat$ 266
RHODE ISLAND STATE NURSES ASSOC
    Democrat$ 1,095
ROCCABELLO, LOUIS
    Democrat$ 15
RUGGERIO, DOMINICK
    Democrat$ 200
RUGGERIO, DOMINICK J
    Democrat$ 1,050
SANTAGATA, JOHN
    Democrat$ 100
SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 17/SMWIA
    Democrat$ 250
SHEET METAL WORKERS/SMWIA
    Democrat$ 7,575
SOUSA, MANUEL
    Democrat$ 150
SOUSA, MANUEL F
    Democrat$ 50
SOUSA, NORMA
    Democrat$ 50
STEEL WORKERS/USWA
    Democrat$ 300
STEELWORKERS DISTRICT 4/USWA
    Democrat$ 600
STEELWORKERS/USWA
    Democrat$ 2,120
TRAFICANTE, MICHAEL
    Democrat$ 100
TRAFICANTE, MICHAEL A
    Democrat$ 100
    Republican$ 500
UNITED NURSES & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS LOCAL 5019/UNAP
    Democrat$ 1,125
    Independent$ 200
UNITED NURSES & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS/UNAP
    Democrat$ 1,925

PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS
AFSCME COUNCIL 94
    Democrat$ 20,950
AFSCME LOCAL 1293
    Democrat$ 1,425
AFSCME LOCAL 2869
    Democrat$ 325
AFSCME LOCAL 2874
    Democrat$ 450
AFSCME LOCAL 2881
    Democrat$ 3,100
AFSCME LOCAL 911
    Democrat$ 465
AMERICAN ASSOC OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS/AAUP
    Democrat$ 10,620
BARRINGTON FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1774/IAFF
    Democrat$ 25
BOENIGER, HENRY R
    Democrat$ 650
    Republican$ 350
CASEY, ROBERT
    Democrat$ 75
CENERINI, JAMES A
    Democrat$ 200
CENTRAL FALLS FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 475
    Independent$ 400
CENTRAL FALLS TEACHERS UNION
    Democrat$ 2,150
CHELLEL, J THOMAS
    Democrat$ 300
COVENTRY PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 375
COVENTRY TEACHERS ALLIANCE
    Democrat$ 4,950
CRANSTON FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1363/IAFF
    Democrat$ 8,440
CRANSTON FIREFIGHTERS
    Democrat$ 500
CRANSTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1363
    Democrat$ 1,450
CRANSTON TEACHER ALLIANCE
    Democrat$ 9,000
CRANSTON TEACHERS
    Democrat$ 200
CRANSTON TEACHERS ALLIANCE
    Democrat$ 225
DEGENOVA, JOHN
    Democrat$ 600
DEGENOVA, JOHN C
    Democrat$ 150
EAST PROVIDENCE FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 250
EAST PROVIDENT FIRE LOCAL 850/IAFF
    Democrat$ 40
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS/AFT
    Democrat$ 2,000
FERRUCCIO, RICHARD
    Democrat$ 700
FIRE CHIEFS PAC
    Democrat$ 6,050
    Republican$ 100
FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1589/IAFF
    Democrat$ 180
FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1774/IAFF
    Democrat$ 210
FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 2334/IAFF
    Democrat$ 75
FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 500
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 3/FOB
    Democrat$ 5,825
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE PROVIDENCE LODGE 3
    Democrat$ 2,265
GRILLI, DENNIS R
    Democrat$ 725
HOWARD UNION OF TEACHERS/HUT
    Democrat$ 100
JOHNSTON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
    Democrat$ 1,950
JOHNSTON RETIRED FIRE & POLICE
    Democrat$ 200
LINCOLN TEACHERS ASSOC
    Democrat$ 4,025
    Independent$ 200
LINCOLN TEACHERS ASSOC CP
    Democrat$ 50
MIDDLETOWN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOC/IAFF
    Democrat$ 250
MIDDLETOWN FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 380
NEWPORT FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1080/IAFF
    Democrat$ 290
NEWPORT FIRE FIGHTHERS LOCAL 1080/IAFF
    Democrat$ 80
NORTH CUMBERLAND FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 80
NORTH KINGSTOWN FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 400
NORTH PROVIDENCE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
    Democrat$ 625
NORTH PROVIDENCE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 920/AFT
    Democrat$ 350
NORTH PROVIDENCE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS/AFT
    Democrat$ 950
NORTH PROVIDENCE FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 790
PAWTUCKET FIRE FIGHTERS
    Democrat$ 40
PAWTUCKET FIRE FIGHTERS INDEPENDENT LOCAL 4421/IAFF
    Democrat$ 20
PAWTUCKET FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 4421/IAFF
    Democrat$ 320
PAWTUCKET FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 555
    Independent$ 200
PAWTUCKET FIREFIGHTERS
    Democrat$ 300
PAWTUCKET FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL C/O RAYMOND R MARTEL
    Democrat$ 150
PAWTUCKET TEACHERS ALLIANCE
    Democrat$ 1,000
PETTINATO, DAVID
    Democrat$ 100
POLICE OFFICERS LOCAL 301/IBPO
    Democrat$ 150
PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FUND
    Democrat$ 400
PROVIDENCE FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 799/IAFF
    Democrat$ 8,120
PROVIDENCE FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL/IAFF
    Democrat$ 1,450
PROVIDENCE TEACHERS UNION
    Democrat$ 19,190
RHODE ISLAND AFSCME COUNCIL 94
    Democrat$ 2,200
RHODE ISLAND ALLIANCE SERVICE EMPLOYEES/SEIU
    Democrat$ 175
RHODE ISLAND ALLIANCE SOCIAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES LOCAL 580/SEIU
    Democrat$ 825
RHODE ISLAND ALLIANCE SSE/SEIU
    Democrat$ 900
RHODE ISLAND ASSOC OF FIRE CHIEFS/RIAFC
    Democrat$ 2,440
RHODE ISLAND BROTHERHOOD OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
    Democrat$ 14,400
RHODE ISLAND BROTHERHOOD OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS/RIBCO
    Democrat$ 40,450
    Republican$ 700
RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL NO 94 AFSCME AFL-CIO PAC
    Democrat$ 400
RHODE ISLAND DEPUTY SHERIFFS LOCAL 2409
    Democrat$ 350
RHODE ISLAND EDUCATION ASSOC/NEARI
    Democrat$ 12,575
RHODE ISLAND EDUCATION ASSOC/NEARI PACE
    Democrat$ 29,547
    Independent$ 300
    Republican$ 1,600
RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
    Democrat$ 29,655
    Independent$ 200
    Republican$ 100
RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION OF TEACHERS & HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
    Democrat$ 300
RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION OF TEACHERS & HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
    Democrat$ 2,580
RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION OF TEACHERS & HEALTH PROFESSIONALS/AFT
    Democrat$ 3,150
RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION OF TEACHERS/AFT
    Democrat$ 4,330
    Republican$ 200
RHODE ISLAND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES/NAGE
    Democrat$ 50
RHODE ISLAND LABORERS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/LIUNA
    Democrat$ 35,270
    Republican$ 1,200
RHODE ISLAND NAGE/IBPO PAC
    Democrat$ 475
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
    Democrat$ 4,155
    Republican$ 500
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES EDUCATION &
    Democrat$ 3,025
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES EDUCATION PAC
    Democrat$ 1,825
RHODE ISLAND SERVICE EMPLOYEES/SEIU
    Democrat$ 100
RHODE ISLAND STATE ASSOC OF FIRE FIGHTERS
    Democrat$ 1,400
RHODE ISLAND STATE ASSOC OF FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 24,890
    Independent$ 500
    Republican$ 100
RHODE ISLAND STATE LODGE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE/FOP
    Democrat$ 825
RHODE ISLAND STATE TROOPER ASSOC
    Democrat$ 800
RHODE ISLAND TROOPERS ASSOC
    Democrat$ 26,550
    Republican$ 1,000
ROCCABELLO, LOUIS
    Democrat$ 25
SERVICE EMPLOYEES JOINT COUNCIL 10/SEIU
    Democrat$ 400
SERVICE EMPLOYEES/SEIU
    Democrat$ 2,000
SMITHFIELD FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOC LOCAL 2050/IAFF
    Democrat$ 170
SMITHFIELD FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 370
TEACHERS ASSOC OF C/O LAURIE SWISTAK
    Democrat$ 1,000
WALSH JR, ROBERT A
    Democrat$ 575
WARWICK FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 2748/IAFF
    Democrat$ 2,220
WARWICK FIREFIGHTERS PAC
    Democrat$ 200
WARWICK TEACHERS LOCAL 915
    Democrat$ 200
WARWICK TEACHERS UNION 915
    Democrat$ 2,175
WEST WARWICK FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1104/IAFF
    Democrat$ 475
WEST WARWICK FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 300
WEST WARWICK TEACHERS
    Democrat$ 950
WEST WARWICK TEACHERS ALLIANCE
    Democrat$ 3,675
    Independent$ 200
WEST WARWICK TEACHERS ALLIANCE LOCAL 1017
    Democrat$ 2,920
WOONSOCKET FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 732/IAFF
    Democrat$ 150
WOONSOCKET FIRE FIGHTERS/IAFF
    Democrat$ 2,265
WOONSOCKET POLICE LOCAL 404/IBFO
    Democrat$ 220
WOONSOCKET TEACHERS GUILD
    Democrat$ 2,450

TRANSPORTATION UNIONS
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION/ATU
    Democrat$ 22,145
    Independent$ 1,000
FIREMEN & OILERS LOCAL 404/IBFO
    Democrat$ 200
FIREMEN & OILERS/IBFO
    Democrat$ 500
NASON, DANIEL
    Democrat$ 325
RHODE ISLAND AUTO WORKERS/UAW
    Democrat$ 800
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251/IBT DRIVE
    Democrat$ 200
    Republican$ 1,000
TEAMSTERS/IBT DRIVE
    Democrat$ 33,050
  Federal-level Political Donations
Each election unions spend millions of their members' money supporting politicians, many of whom the union members don't even like. The following Rhode Island candidates received money from labor unions.

Total Contributions
Democrat  $ 364,850
Republican  $ 31,700
Source: Federal Election Comission 2003-2004




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