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FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00032995 · files monthly
“The Amalgamated Transit Union – the largest labor union representing transit and allied workers in the U.S. and Canada – fights for the interests of its hard-working members and promotes mass transit.
Founded in 1892, the ATU today is comprised of over 200,000 members, including: metropolitan, interstate, and school bus drivers; paratransit, light rail, subway, streetcar, and ferry boat operators; mechanics and other maintenance workers; clerks, baggage handlers, municipal employees, and others. ATU can be found in 44 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and nine Canadian provinces.”
Amalgamated Transit Union - COPE, on its own site, atu.org
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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are experimenting on roads throughout the United States with little regulation or accountability.
The public needs transparency and safety when it comes to autonomous vehicles, and public transit and student transportation, especially, need to be held to a higher standard.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
Public transit is a vital public service that millions of Americans rely on every day, and public investments in transit have the power to transform state and local economies and generate quality jobs.
To realize these benefits in full, transit needs long-term, structural support instead of short-term, cobbled-together solutions.
Stable and diverse revenue sources for transit will drive economic growth, increase labor force participation, and reduce congestion.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
Every year, thousands of American transit workers are attacked while on the job.
Bus operators are regularly slapped, punched, stabbed, spit on, and sexually assaulted.
Disputes leading to these assaults often occur when transit vehicle operators request payment of fares or simply enforce transit agency safety policies.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was passed in 1970 and requires that private-sector workplaces be “free from recognized hazards”—like exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, and unsanitary conditions - “that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.”
Unfortunately, OSHA only covers workers in the private sector and federal employees; the law specifically excludes employees of state and local government.
The Act does permit states to assume responsibility for occupational safety and health programs under their own occupational safety and health plans, known as OSHA state plans, upon U.S. Department of Labor approval.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
Across America, transit agencies are implementing microtransit service, an app-based, ride sharing service usually involving small vans.
This new transit fad is extremely expensive, serves few passengers, and increases congestion.
Microtransit survives only by diverting funding from true mass transit services that efficiently transport passengers and by misclassifying the workers who provide the microtransit service and paying them poverty wages.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
As transit systems nationwide continue to suffer from funding shortfalls, many are pushed to privatization as a solution to their financial problems.
Although private companies claim that they will be able to provide better service at a lower cost, their promises are almost always proven false.
Instead, contracted-out transit service increases costs over time, provides worse service, and produces lower quality jobs.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
As the proportion of wealth controlled by just a few families in the United States has soared over the past three decades, working people are feeling the pinch.
A 2025 Gallop poll found that 68% of Americans say that they approve of labor unions, perhaps in part due to this growing inequality.
People have good reason to support the labor movement: studies show that union workers earn 12% more than their non-union peers and that unions help narrow gender and race wage gaps.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
Every day, families across the country trust school bus drivers to carefully and safely transport their children to and from school.
Retaining experienced operators who are familiar with their students and their neighborhoods requires creating a job environment where staff stay on the job year after year.
There is a nationwide shortage of school bus operators—the number of school bus drivers on the road has dropped 12% since 2019, even though student enrollment has grown by 1.4 million.
Instead, real bus driver pay has dropped nearly 3%.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
The transportation sector generates the largest share (28%) of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.
While bus transit, which has about a quarter of its seats occupied on average, emits an estimated 33% lower greenhouse gas emissions per passenger mile than the average single-occupancy vehicle, we can and must do better to meet the existential challenge of climate change.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
State governments have an important role to play in increasing transit ridership.
Boosting transit funding is the first and most important step toward creating a transit system that encourages riders to choose to take the bus or train.
But states can also incentivize increased ridership through a range of free or low-cost methods, from transit-oriented development policies to encouraging use of the federal commuter benefit programs.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/2026-state-legislative-agenda
The Route to Stronger Public Transit Increasing Funding for Public Transit Public transit is a vital public service that millions of Americans rely on every day, and public investments in transit have the power to transform state and local economies and generate quality jobs.
To realize these benefits in full, transit needs long-term, structural support instead of short-term, cobbled-together solutions.
Stable and diverse revenue sources for transit will drive economic growth, increase labor force participation, and reduce congestion.
Investments in transit bring extraordinary returns to our communities.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_IncreasingFundingforPublicTransit.pdf
Assailants should be properly charged and prosecuted for their offenses.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_PreventingAssaults.pdf
1 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_OSHAProtections.pdf
bus routes transported nine or more passengers per hour.
Microtransit cannot grow efficiently to accommodate increases in demand.
That’s how the microtransit business model works.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_RegulatingMicrotransit.pdf
2 Andrew Orlowski, “Driverless cars promise a revolution.
But can they handle the British weather?”
The Telegraph, Dec. 28, 2025, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/12/28/driverless-cars-promise-revolution-handle-british-weather/.
New York Times, Oct. 1, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/us/waymo-tickets-san-bruno.html.
Worse still, autonomous vehicles are unaccountable.
Autonomous vehicles have already arrived in the public transit industry.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_AutonomousVehicles-1.pdf
sector workers’ collective bargaining rights.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_BuildingWorkerPower.pdf
the worker is not eligible for unemployment in many states.
ATU supports in-house student transportation operations.
They worry about how they’ll make ends meet.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_Improving%20SchoolBus.pdf
It’s a win-win for everyone.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · atu.org/action/legislation/downloadable-asset/LEGIS_StateLegAgenda2026_ZeroEmission-5.pdf
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
| Party of the candidate | Candidates | Direct | Independent | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 190 | $1,024,000 | $0 | $1,024,000 | 81% |
| Republican | 17 | $135,000 | $0 | $135,000 | 11% |
| Other or unresolved | 23 | $100,500 | $0 | $100,500 | 8% |
| Shown support | 230 | $1,259,500 | $0 | $1,259,500 | 100% |
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
| Recipient | Count | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic candidates | 189 | $1M · 59% |
| Republican candidates | 17 | $135K · 7.9% |
| Other or unresolved candidates | 24 | $110.5K · 6.5% |
| Democratic party committees | 1 | $5K · 0.3% |
| Other party committees | 7 | $265K · 16% |
| Other PACs and committees | 32 | $176.5K · 10% |
| All recipients | 270 | $1.7M |
| State | Candidates | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 31 | $186K |
| New York | 18 | $113K |
| New Jersey | 13 | $77K |
| Illinois | 15 | $74.5K |
| Florida | 8 | $52K |
| Maryland | 9 | $49.5K |
| Virginia | 11 | $46K |
| Michigan |
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 3,710 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $116.8K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
The 2 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $3.4K from 2 sources in all.
Total reported receipts $1,959,259
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
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| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 425 contributions · 28% | $32,165 |
| 968 contributions · 21% | $24,909 |
| 470 contributions · 13% | $15,096 |
| 281 contributions · 6.1% | $7,184 |
| 432 contributions · 5.6% |
Total reported disbursements $2,164,075
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
$2.2M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $415.8K, September 2026.
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
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Amalgamated Transit Union - COPE is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names Amalgamated Transit Union as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the committee’s or its sponsor’s; the record marking is ours.
Amalgamated Transit Union - COPE is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
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| $45K |
The largest 8 of 40 states.
Bars drawn to $150K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Party committee (qualified) · Connected to DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND · 4 payments | $150K |
| Party committee (qualified) · 2 payments | $30K |
| Party committee (qualified) · 2 payments | $30K |
| Party committee (qualified) · Connected to COLE COMBINED COMMITTEE · 2 payments | $30K |
| Party committee (qualified) · Connected to YOUNG VICTORY COMMITTEE · 3 payments | $15K |
| House campaign committee · Connected to MIKE MCGUIRE VICTORY FUND · 3 payments | $15K |
| House campaign committee · 2 payments | $10K |
| House campaign committee · 3 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · 2 payments | $10K |
| PAC (qualified) · 2 payments | $10K |
| Hybrid PAC (qualified) · 2 payments | $10K |
| House campaign committee · Connected to MANNION VICTORY FUND · 4 payments | $10K |
$1.7M across 276 recipient committees, or 79% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown. A further $2.5K was filed as memo entries, which FEC reports separately to avoid counting it twice.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
| $6,533 |
| 262 contributions · 5.1% | $5,967 |
| 136 contributions · 4.5% | $5,221 |
| 140 contributions · 2.4% | $2,824 |
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| 408 contributions · 27% of ranked | $31,196 |
| 722 contributions · 16% of ranked | $18,144 |
| 270 contributions · 8.1% of ranked | $9,381 |
| 275 contributions · 6% of ranked | $6,944 |
| 432 contributions · 5.6% of ranked | $6,533 |
| 263 contributions · 5.2% of ranked | $5,987 |
| 26 contributions · 2.5% of ranked | $2,900 |
| 150 contributions · 1.6% of ranked | $1,820 |
A further $620 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($1,795,126) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3,341 contributions · 76% of ranked | $88,486 |
| 104 contributions · 6% of ranked | $6,940 |
| 43 contributions · 3.2% of ranked | $3,692 |
| 28 contributions · 2.7% of ranked | $3,125 |
| 16 contributions · 2.1% of ranked | $2,400 |
| 29 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $2,240 |
| 15 contributions · 1.4% of ranked | $1,600 |
| 15 contributions · 1.4% of ranked | $1,600 |
A further $300 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($1,795,126) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Total itemized disbursements $1,703,777
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 1,080 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 4 payments · 6.9% of all spending | $150,000 |
| 2 payments · 1.4% of all spending | $30,000 |
| 2 payments · 1.4% of all spending | $30,000 |
| 2 payments · 1.4% of all spending | $30,000 |
| 3 payments · 0.7% of all spending | $15,000 |
| 3 payments · 0.7% of all spending | $15,000 |
| 2 payments · 0.5% of all spending | $10,000 |
| 3 payments · 0.5% of all spending | $10,000 |
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.