FEC Sues Local Union, PAC Over Alleged Failure to Comply With 2018 Agreement

The regulator said a local union improperly deducted more than $2 million from its members paychecks to fund political contributions between 2012 and 2017.

Federal Election Commission Chairman Sean Cooksey testifies before the Committee on House Administration in Washington on Sept. 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Federal Election Commission filed suit against a local union alleging it and its political action committee failed to follow an agreement addressing a previous violation of federal election laws.

On May 17, the FEC filed a civil complaint against Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 9 and its PAC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.