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Learn how specific non-profits, government agencies, for-profits, labor unions, or other organizations are influencing public policy. Each profile below is carefully curated by an InfluenceWatch contributor and includes funding data where appropriate.

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1199SEIU Florida

Labor Union, Abortion Policy, Healthcare Policy, Labor Policy
1199SEIU Florida is the Florida division of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the nation's largest health-care union and a division of the Service Employees International…
View Student Workers of Columbia (SWC-UAW)

Student Workers of Columbia (SWC-UAW)

Labor Union, Labor Policy
Student Workers of Columbia (SWC-UAW) is a labor union representing roughly 3,000 graduate and undergraduate student workers at Columbia University in New York City. It…
View Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)

Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)

Labor Union, Labor Policy
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is the teachers’ union for 25,000 teachers, paraprofessionals, and other public-school employees in the Chicago, Illinois public school system, the…
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United Federation of Teachers (UFT)

Labor Union, Labor Policy
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is a government worker union representing schoolteachers in New York City. It is an affiliate of the national American Federation…
View 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE)

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE)

Labor Union, Healthcare Policy, Labor Policy
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE; sometimes styled SEIU Local 1199 or just 1199) is a large local union of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) representing…
View New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)

New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)

Labor Union, Labor Policy
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is a left-of-center labor union that claims to represent more than 200,000 educators in New Jersey. The union is…
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Philadelphia Federation of Teachers

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) is a left-leaning local teachers’ union representing teachers and other school system employees in the Philadelphia public school system….
View Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)

Labor Union, Labor Policy
The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) is a left-of-center teachers union affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the United…
View Virginia Education Association

Virginia Education Association

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
The Virginia Education Association (VEA) is a left-of-center labor union that represents teachers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The union is based in Richmond, Virginia….
View Wisconsin Education Association Council

Wisconsin Education Association Council

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) is a left-of-center teachers’ union representing teachers and other public-school employees in Wisconsin. The union was formed in the 1970s…
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National Education Association Rhode Island (NEARI)

Labor Union, Labor Policy
National Education Association Rhode Island (NEARI), known also as NEA Rhode Island, is a statewide teachers union in Rhode Island and the official state-level affiliate…
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United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)

Labor Union, Education Policy
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is the main labor union representing teachers and other staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in southern…
View Illinois Education Association (IEA)-NEA

Illinois Education Association (IEA)-NEA

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
The Illinois Education Association-NEA is a left-of-center teachers union that represents approximately 135,000 teachers in the state of Illinois, making it the largest union in…
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Washington Teachers Union (WTU)

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
The Washington Teachers Union is the labor union representing District of Columbia Public Schools teachers. The union is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers,…
View Florida Education Association (FEA)

Florida Education Association (FEA)

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
The Florida Education Association (FEA) is an umbrella organization for teachers’ unions in the state of Florida. The association has more than 100 member unions…
View United Teachers of Dade (UTD)

United Teachers of Dade (UTD)

Labor Union, Education Policy, Labor Policy
The United Teachers of Dade (UTD), an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, is a teachers’ labor union in Miami-Dade County, Florida and one…
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Illinois Federation of Teachers

Labor Union, Labor Policy
Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) is the state-level federation for teachers' unions affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in Illinois.
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SEIU Local 1021

Labor Union, Labor Policy
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1021 is a Northern California-based local union of the SEIU, representing service employees, nurses, other healthcare workers, and government workers….
View SEIU Local 1107

SEIU Local 1107

Labor Union
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107 is an affiliate of the controversial SEIU labor union, claiming to represent more than 9,000 workers in Nevada. SEIU…
View SEIU Local 1

SEIU Local 1

Labor Union, Labor Policy
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 is an affiliate of the controversial and left-wing SEIU labor union, claiming to represent more than 50,000 workers in…

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