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No word yet from the Washington State Supreme Court on whether
the WEA's collective bargaining dues may be diverted to election
campaigns without teachers' authorization.
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In the 1998 election, unions directly contributed:


$1,375,387.05   on behalf of state legislative candidates, and
   $702,741.01   on behalf of initiative campaigns.


More specifically, in 1998 & 1999 unions spent:


$103,800 to oppose Referendum 49, transportation funding
$213,005 to oppose Initiative 200, prohibiting preferential treatment
$385,935 to support Initiative 688, raising minimum wage
$477,724 to oppose Initiative 695, vehicle tab fees


(Incidentally, the minimum wage initiative raised $585,442 for an
unopposed campaign.  $267,420 of this total was spent on staff and
consultants--also some spendy election night parties).


In 1998 Unions also contributed:
$285,611 to Democrat Senate candidates
  $53,080 to Republican Senate candidates


$895,742 to Democrat House candidates
$140,453 to Republican House candidates



Did these dollars come from voluntary donations?
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