The AFT isn’t afraid to play political hard-ball in Washington, D.C. and state capitals across the country. In 2012, the national headquarters alone reported spending $21 million on political activities and lobbying. Beyond that, the AFT has spent $53 million in political contributions since 1990, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Of that, 99% went to Democrats.
Since 2007 the AFT’s financial filings with the Department of Labor show that it gave members’ money to a long list of leftist organizations: