<P> Comcast has also earned a reputation for being anti-union . According to one of the company's training manuals, "Comcast does not feel union representation is in the best interest of its employees, customers, or shareholders". A dispute in 2004 with CWA, a labor union that represented many employees at Comcast's offices in Beaverton, Oregon, led to allegations of management intimidating workers, requiring them to attend anti-union meetings and unwarranted disciplinary action for union members . In 2011, Comcast received criticism from Writers Guild of America for its policies in regards to unions . </P> <P> Despite these criticisms, Comcast has appeared on multiple "top places to work" lists . In 2009, it was included on CableFAX magazine's "Top 10 Places to Work in Cable", which cited its "scale, savvy and vision". Similarly, the Philadelphia Business Journal awarded Comcast the silver medal among extra-large companies in Philadelphia, with the gold medal going to partner organization, Comcast - Spectacor . The Boston Globe found Comcast to be that city's top place to work in 2009 . Employee diversity is also an attribute upon which Comcast receives strong marks . In 2008, Black Enterprise magazine rated Comcast among the top 15 companies for workforce diversity . Comcast was also named a "Top 2014 Workplace" by The Washington Post in their annual feature . the Human Rights Campaign has given Comcast a 100 on the Corporate Equality Index and one of the best places for LGBT people to work </P> <P> The book value of the company nearly doubled from $8.19 a share in 1999 to $15 a share in 2009 . Revenues grew sixfold from 1999's $6 billion to almost $36 billion in 2009 . Net profit margin rose from 4.2% in 1999 to 8.4% in 2009, with operating margins improving 31 percent and return on equity doubling to 6.7 percent in the same time span . Between 1999 and 2009, return on capital nearly tripled to 7 percent . Comcast reported first quarter 2012 profit increases of 30% due to increase in high - speed internet customers . In February 2014, Comcast generated 1.1 billion in revenue during the first quarter due to the Sochi Olympics . </P> <P> With $18.8 million spent in 2013, Comcast has the seventh largest lobbying budget of any individual company or organization in the United States . Comcast employs multiple former US Congressmen as lobbyists . The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, which has multiple Comcast executives on its board, also represents Comcast and other cable companies as the fifth largest lobbying organization in the United States, spending $19.8 million in 2013 . Comcast was among the top backers of Barack Obama's presidential runs, with Comcast vice president David Cohen raising over $2.2 million from 2007 to 2012 . Cohen has been described by many sources as influential in the US government, though he is no longer a registered lobbyist, as the time he spends lobbying falls short of the 20% which requires official registration . Comcast's PAC, the Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal Political Action Committee, is the among the largest PACs in the US, raising about $3.7 million from 2011 to 2012 for the campaigns of various candidates for office in the United States Federal Government . Comcast is also a major backer of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee, which raised $2.6 million from 2011 to 2012 . Comcast spent the most money of any organization in support of the Stop Online Piracy and PROTECT IP bills, spending roughly $5 million to lobby for their passage . </P>

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