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American Federation of Teachers, State Federation - Michigan

Basic Information

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2661 EAST JEFFERSON
DETROIT, MI 482074105

Financial Information

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $3,793,805
Total Liabilities $926,472
Total Income $4,502,259
Total Spent $4,111,493

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,858,360 (+26.6%)
Accounts Receivable $728,416 (-31.3%)
Investments $640,057 (-19.7%)
Fixed Assets $537,055 (-19.7%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $29,917 (+23.9%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $140,225
Other Liabilities $786,247
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $0
Per Person Tax $3,146,599
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $5,000
Interest $6,837
Dividends $8,390
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $1,244,705
Affiliates $90,728
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $11,778

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Spending

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $1,748,820 (42.53%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $284,483 (6.92%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $77,827 (1.89%)
General Overhead $1,046,381 (25.45%)
Union Administration $124,535 (3.03%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $159,860 (3.89%)
To Union Employees $2,263,051 (55.04%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
200220,022
200320,498
200420,296
200526,860
200624,383
200725,248
200816,693
200922,470
201022,291
201124,976
201223,388
201321,456
201420,889
201518,585
201618,423
201718,426
201818,253
201918,479
202018,021
202120,063
202216,994

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DAVID HECKERPRESIDENT$159,860
AGATHA BUTTS-DIERFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$135,403
GARY WELLNITZFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$133,885
JOHNNY MICKLESFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$131,412
SONYA ALVARADOFIELD REPRESENTATIVE$125,000
DAVID DOBBIEASST. TO THE PRESIDENT$124,049
CHARLES LOBAITOCONTROLLER$122,062
JON CURTISSORGANIZER$121,274
DANIEL KUKUKMEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR$102,149
KORIMA MCCONEREXECUTIVE ADMIN ASST. $98,045

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023