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Communications Workers of America

Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee

Labor union PAC FEC C00002089

FollowFEC filings
Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$590K
Union lobbying, all issues $3.1M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the union’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the union’s members; the union itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Communications Workers of America reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Aviation/Airlines/Airports8 of 88/8
  • Banking8 of 88/8
  • Government Issues8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
Telecommunications 8 of 8 · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV 7 of 8 · 14 more · Show all 21
  • Telecommunications8 of 88/8
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV7 of 87/8
  • Health Issues7 of 87/8
  • Intelligence6 of 86/8
  • Budget/Appropriations5 of 85/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities5 of 85/8
  • Manufacturing5 of 85/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)5 of 85/8
  • Arts/Entertainment4 of 84/8
  • Civil Rights/Civil Liberties3 of 83/8
  • Agriculture2 of 82/8
  • Science/Technology2 of 82/8
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products1 of 81/8
  • Defense1 of 81/8
  • Energy/Nuclear1 of 81/8
  • Family issues/Abortion/Adoption1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 67 bills, this period

62 more, 43 named in only one filing · Show all 67

From the filings

“S 2721/H.R. 5130, the Prevent Government Shutdown Act would automatically fund the federal government and penalize lawmakers if regular appropriations bills are delayed Opposition to H.Con.Res. 113, the Budget Resolution”
Q3 2026 filing · Budget/Appropriations
“Issues related to the WISeR program Issues related to IDR reform”
Q3 2026 filing · Health Issues

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA
  • Government Accountability OfficeGAO
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • LaborDOL
  • StateDOS
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • White House Office
  • Consumer Financial Protection BureauCFPB
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Natl Economic CouncilNEC
  • 2 more

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Communications Workers of America, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 89 sitting members of Congress and 55 other candidates in 2025–26.

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See every candidate and member Communications Workers of America gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.

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