BLUMENAUER, EARL: PAC Info

Teamsters turnkeys leave door open for criticism in prison row
The Buffalo News reported today on….wow….how prison guards in Teamster-officiated areas just walked away from their posts, leaving prisoners unattended. Take a look: State inspectors in a recent report describe the Erie County penitentiary as a management-challenged prison where deputies abandon their posts, legitimate inmate grievances go nowhere, and would-be reforms move slowly. Commission of Correction [more...]

Posted Fri, 20 Nov 2009 .

New York Times to Unite Here: You are nasty, brutish, and short
In an article entitled “Some Organizers Protest Their Union’s Tactics,”Steven Greenhouse looks at a disgusting organizing practice known as “pink sheeting.” The title would be perfect but for the “Some” caveat that the paper feels is necessary to include. Don’t worry, New York Times, we get the fact its not EVERY labor organizer. Just more of [more...]

Posted Thu, 19 Nov 2009 .

CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATED
Name	Amount
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC	$ 12,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA) APA PAC	$ 1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION-COPE	$ 20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$ 2,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - P E O P L E, QUALIFIED	$ 11,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	$ 6,250
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND	$ 5,000
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC	$ 1,250
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION	$ 9,500
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$ 200
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	$ 10,000
COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND)	$ 6,000
CWA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	$ 5,000
DISTRICT NO 1-PCD MEBA POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF)	$ 2,500
DISTRICT NO 4 - NMU/MEBA AFL-CIO POL & LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION ON WATCH D/B/A NMU P L O W	$ 500
DRIVE - DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION - PAC FOR INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF T	$ 13,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	$ 9,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC	$ 4,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS, IN SP BLDRS, BKMTHS, FRGRS & HLPRS-LEG ED..FUND	$ 2,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	$ 20,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND	$ 5,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ILA-COPE	$ 1,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM	$ 1,500
INT'L. ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)	$ 13,000
LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA PAC (LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE - SEATTLE ACCOUNT)	$ 3,000
LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE-LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA	$ 10,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE	$ 6,000
MAINTENANCE OF WAY POLITICAL LEAGUE A PAC OF THE BMWE	$ 1,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NATCA PAC)	$ 15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALISTS POLITICAL ACTION FUND	$ 1,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION	$ 10,000
POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND OF THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT	$ 2,000
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS POLITICAL LEAGUE A PROJECT OF THE TRANS. COMM. INT'L UNION (TCU)	$ 5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	$ 5,000
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)	$ 3,000
TREASURY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$ 1,500
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM)	$ 16,000
UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB	$ 15,000
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION (UTU) TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL EDUCATION LEAGUE	$ 17,000

Blumenauer, Earl