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During the 2025 North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Legislative Conference, SMART officers and IA staff gathered for a reception to honor the local unions who donated the most, per capita, to the SMART Political Action League (PAL) in 2024, as well as hear from congressional allies Angie Craig and Brian Fitzpatrick. Rep. Craig, a longtime ally of SMART members in Minnesota, illustrated the impact collective bargaining made on her and her family, as well as her commitment to apprenticeship programs.

“The fight you’re putting up to make sure your members have jobs, have work, is incredible,” she said.

Rep. Fitzpatrick is a longtime pro-labor Republican who supports legislation like the PRO Act, the National Apprenticeship Act and has called on the president to rescind executive orders attacking collective bargaining. Fitzpatrick thanked SMART for our union’s support of pro-union candidates across party lines, and promised to keep fighting for our priorities.

The top 31 local unions in PAL donations, per member, in 2024: 

  1. Local 137 (New York, N.Y.) 
  2. Local 66 (Seattle, Wash.) 
  3. Local 71 (Buffalo, N.Y.) 
  4. Local 265 (DuPage County, Ill.) 
  5. Local 293 (Honolulu, Hawaii) 
  6. Local 112 (Elmira, N.Y.) 
  7. Local 17 (Eastern Mass.) 
  8. Local 25 (Northern N.J.) 
  9. Local 22 (Union, Morris, Somerset, Sussex Counties, N.J.) 
  10. Local 40 (Hartford, Conn.) 
  11. Local 36 (St. Louis, Mo.) 
  12. Local 27 (South N.J.) 
  13. Local 435 (Jacksonville, Fla.) 
  14. Local 206 (San Diego, Calif.) 
  15. Local 49 (Albuquerque, N.M.) 
  16. Local 399 (Charleston, S.C.) 
  17. Local 80 (Detroit, Mich.) 
  18. Local 88 (Las Vegas, Nev.) 
  19. Local 256 (Chicago, Ill.) 
  20. Local 44 (Northeastern Pa.) 
  21. Local 20 (Indianapolis, Ind.) 
  22. Local 33 (Northern Ohio) 
  23. Local 63 (Western Mass.) 
  24. Local 218 (Springfield, Ill.) 
  25. Local 105 (Los Angeles, Calif.) 
  26. Local 104 (San Francisco, Calif.) 
  27. Local 38 (Westchester and Rockland Counties, N.Y.) 
  28. Local 12 (Southwestern Pa.) 
  29. Local 15 (Central Fla.) 
  30. 441 (Mobile, Ala.) 
  31. Local 7 (Lansing, Mich.) 

Pictures of the top 31 locals (who were present at the reception) can be viewed and downloaded here.

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.)