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During the NABTU Legislative Conference, the SMART Governmental Affairs Department held a reception and honored the top 31 local unions with the highest donations, per capita, to the Political Action League (PAL).

Rank Local   
1 293 Honolulu, Hawaii 
2 17 Eastern Mass. 
3 66 Seattle, Wash. 
4 137 New York, N.Y. 
5 88 Las Vegas, Nev. 
6 27 Southern N.J, 
7 265 DuPage County, Ill. 
8 71 Buffalo, N.Y. 
9 25 Northern N.J. 
10 36 St. Louis, Mo. 
11 40 Hartford, Conn. 
12 22 Union Morris Somerset Sussex Cos., N.J. 
13 49 Albuquerque, N.M. 
14 399 Charleston, S.C. 
15 435 Jacksonville, Fla.  
16 44 Northeastern, Pa. 
17 10 Maplewood, Minn. 
18 20 Indianapolis, Ind. 
19 33 Northern Ohio 
20 80 Detroit, Mich. 
21 104 San Francisco, Calif. 
22 105 Los Angeles, Calif. 
23 63 Western Mass. 
24 218 Springfield, Ill. 
25 12 Southwestern, Pa. 
26 54 Houston, Texas 
27 206 San Diego, Calif. 
28 24 Southern, Ohio 
29 38 Westchester & Rockland, Cos., N.Y. 
30 441 Mobile, Ala. 
31 28 New York, N.Y. 

View photos (not in order) from the reception; not all top 31 locals attended:

During SMART’s reception at the NABTU Legislative Conference, former General President Joseph Sellers presented plaques to the previous year’s top 31 contributors to the SMART Political Action League (PAL). PAL contributions by local union members enable SMART to support candidates who act on members’ behalf. Congratulations to the top 31! View pictures from the reception here.

  1. Local 293 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  2. Local 40 (Hartford, Conn.)
  3. Local 66 (Seattle, Wash.)
  4. Local 137 (New York, N.Y.)
  5. Local 27 (southern New Jersey)
  6. Local 25 (northern New Jersey)
  7. Local 17 (eastern Massachusetts)
  8. Local 71 (Buffalo, N.Y.)
  9. Local 265 (Dupage County, Ill.)
  10. Local 36 (St. Louis, Mo.)
  11. Local 435 (Jacksonville, Fla.)
  12. Local 22 (Union, Morris,
    Somerset, Sussex counties, N.J.)
  13. Local 88 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
  14. Local 399 (Charleston, S.C.)
  15. Local 112 (Elmira, N.Y.)
  16. Local 15 (central Florida)
  17. Local 441 (Mobile, Ala.)
  18. Local 44 (northeastern
    Pennsylvania)
  19. Local 206 (San Diego, Calif.)
  20. Local 63 (western Massachusetts)
  21. Local 20 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
  22. Local 105 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  23. Local 104 (San Francisco, Calif.)
  24. Local 33 (northern Ohio)
  25. Local 80 (Detroit, Mich.)
  26. Local 218 (Springeld, Ill.)
  27. Local 54 (Houston, Texas)
  28. Local 28 (New York, N.Y.)
  29. Local 12 (southwestern
    Pennsylvania)
  30. Local 38 (Westchester and
    Rockland counties, N.Y.)
  31. Local 7 (Lansing, Mich.)