The Hill: Union-business fight could impact campaign donations

http://thehill.com/business--lobby/union-business-fight-could-impact-campaign-donations-2007-05-15.html

Union-business fight could impact campaign donations
By Ian Swanson
May 16, 2007
Votes on the Employee Free Choice Act, which labor and business describe as their biggest battleground in years, could have a major impact on political contributions in the 2008 cycle.

Several business groups plan at least to consider withholding contributions through their political action committees (PACs) to candidates who vote for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), which would make it easier for workers to form unions. That could pose problems from Democrats who voted for the measure, as well as the 13 House Republicans who voted for the bill in March.

“My PAC won’t give money to anyone who’s voting for this bill,” said Jade West, senior vice president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW).

Other business groups are less categorical, but they still make it clear that they will look seriously at EFCA votes when making decisions on endorsements and campaign contributions.

Stopping EFCA is the top legislative priority for the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), according to the group’s senior director of legislative affairs, Danielle Ringwood. “ABC members would probably have a very hard time supporting candidates who aren’t in line with our views,” Ringwood said.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce makes its decisions based on support for or opposition to the Chamber’s entire congressional agenda, according to William Miller, a Chamber vice president and political director. He said EFCA votes will be very important in that calculus, but decisions will not be limited to one vote.


FULL story at link.

And which Dems will cave to the pro-business lobby in order to fill their campaign coffers for 2008?

We will be watching.