Government Unions Love Democrats

null By The Editorial BoardDec. 4, 2023 6:48 pm ETJournal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews Democratic analyst Ruy Teixeira. Images: American Enterprise Institute/Bloomberg News Composite: Mark KellyThe alliance between Democrats and public unions is a dominant feature of modern politics, and the mutual love is growing. That’s the message of a new report by the Commonwealth Foundation, which dug into how government unions fund politics through direct campaign spending and political action committees. The four largest government unions are the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme). In the 2021-2022 election cycle, they spent more than $708 million combined on politics. Since 2012 union spending on federal elections has nearly tripled.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c

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Dec. 4, 2023 6:48 pm ET

Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews Democratic analyst Ruy Teixeira. Images: American Enterprise Institute/Bloomberg News Composite: Mark Kelly

The alliance between Democrats and public unions is a dominant feature of modern politics, and the mutual love is growing. That’s the message of a new report by the Commonwealth Foundation, which dug into how government unions fund politics through direct campaign spending and political action committees.

The four largest government unions are the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme). In the 2021-2022 election cycle, they spent more than $708 million combined on politics. Since 2012 union spending on federal elections has nearly tripled.