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AFL-CIO (AFLCIO)
AFL-CIO
AFLCIO
Address
815 16TH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
AFLCIO's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations
| Union | Unit Name/Location | Members |
|---|---|---|
| AFL-CIO Council | Southern Nevada Central Labor Henderson, NV | 46,891 |
| AFL-CIO Council | Fargo-Moorhead Central Labor Fargo, ND | 2,999 |
| AFL-CIO Council | Montgomery Central Labor Opelika, AL | 2,276 |
| AFL-CIO Directly Affiliated Local Union 461 | Macon, GA | 377 |
| AFL-CIO Local Joint Executive Board | Brewery Workers Allison Park, PA | 277 |
| AFL-CIO Directly Affiliated Local Union 221 | Cereal Workers Mechanicsburg, PA | 250 |
| AFL-CIO Council | Columbia Basin Irrigation Council Seattle, WA | 188 |
| AFL-CIO Joint Council | Wabash Valley Central Labor Terre Haute, IN | 22 |
| AFL-CIO Directly Affiliated Local Union 24111 | Newspaper Editors West Hills, WI | 19 |
| AFL-CIO Local 1683 | El Dorado, AR | 19 |
Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
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.
Total Assets Trend
Basic Financials
Assets (Change from previous report)
Liabilities
- Loans Payable?: $10,785,000.00
- Accounts Payable?: $9,415,597.00
- Other Liabilities?: $36,771,696.00
- Mortgages?: $42,064,521.00
Income
- Dues?: $0.00
- Per Person Tax?: $75,124,297.00
- Investments?: $1,995,010.00
- Supplies?: $2,839.00
- Loan Repayment?: $0.00
- Interest?: $1,021,791.00
- Dividends?: $231,627.00
- Rents?: $3,436,042.00
- Fees and Fines?: $0.00
- Loans Obtained?: $6,100,000.00
- Other Receipts?: $61,246,151.00
- Affiliates?: $50,058,184.00
- Members?: $134,134.00
- Reinvestments?: $41,526.00
- All Others?: $397,299.00
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
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.
Total Spent in 2011: $200,555,561.00
Search All Spending
Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $22,601,895.00 (11.27%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $56,391,361.00 (28.12%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $1,150,258.00 (0.57%)
- General Overhead?: $19,960,690.00 (9.95%)
- Union Administration?: $4,869,694.00 (2.43%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $444,980.00 (0.22%)
- To Union Employees?: $22,276,696.00 (11.11%)
- Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Membership
Total Members: 11,601,104
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 13,140,393 |
| 2003 | 13,198,357 |
| 2004 | 13,031,914 |
| 2005 | 13,705,284 |
| 2006 | 9,875,234 |
| 2007 | 10,028,904 |
| 2008 | 11,013,317 |
| 2009 | 11,357,015 |
| 2010 | 11,717,230 |
| 2011 | 11,601,104 |
Income per Member: $17.18
Dues
9 per Month
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $83,446.82
- Total Employees: 448
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 207
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| $406,817.00 | ||
| RICHARD TRUMKA | PRESIDENT | $293,750.00 |
| ARLENE HOLT-BAKER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $260,320.00 |
| ELIZABETH SHULER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | $253,117.00 |
| PAUL LEMMON | ASST TO PRES&NATL PROGMGR | $244,840.00 |
| RICHARD BARCHIESI | SPECIAL ASST TO THE PRES | $205,521.00 |
| JONATHAN HIATT | EXEC ASST TO PRESIDENT | $185,555.00 |
| PENNY SCHANTZ | INTL REPRESENTATIVE | $173,560.00 |
| KIRK BRUNGARD | EXECUTIVE ASST TO S/T | $168,238.00 |
| LYNN RHINEHART | GENERAL COUNSEL | $167,340.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Political Activities
FEC
Overall Contributions
Democrats: $53,872,558.00 (0.9246)
Republicans: $4,221,471.00 (0.0725)
AFLCIO's Political Action Committees
| Political Action Committee | Total Contributed |
|---|---|
| AFL-CIO | $43,846,882.00 |
| AFL-CIO | $6,040,960.00 |
| Working America | $3,451,070.00 |
| AFL-CIO Bldg/Construction Trades Dept | $2,064,471.00 |
| AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Dept | $798,177.00 |
| CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO | $662,278.00 |
| Los Angeles County Federation of Labor | $487,993.00 |
| United Mine Workers of America Power PAC | $395,749.00 |
| Pennsylvania AFL-CIO | $267,458.00 |
| AFL-CIO Cmte on Political Education | $152,856.00 |
| MONTANA STATE AFL-CIO | $44,468.00 |
| Working America | $22,099.00 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO | $21,390.00 |
| San Francisco Labor Council | $8,602.00 |
| South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council | $1,446.00 |
| DISTRICT 1199JNUHHCEAFSCMEAFL-CIO | $1,325.00 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
State-level Political Operations
Democrats: $14,314,665.88
Republicans: $1,102,990.30
Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics by way of Transparency Data.
Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
527 Spending
A union's 527 committee makes contributions to political candidates and other organizations for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. Unlike Political Action Committees, which are strictly regulated by the Federal Election Commission, 527s are regulated by the IRS. These committees are often considered a form of "soft money."
Total 527 Expenditures: $13,608,935.00
AFLCIO's 527 Committee(s)
| 527 Committee | Total Spent |
|---|---|
| AFL-CIO | $10,826,826.00 |
| California Labor Federation AFL-CIO | $1,055,244.00 |
| AFL-CIO Bldg/Construction Trades Dept | $497,667.00 |
| Quad City Federation of Labor | $256,472.00 |
| Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO | $219,784.00 |
| Missouri AFL-CIO | $198,780.00 |
| Nevada AFL-CIO | $109,700.00 |
| Ohio AFL-CIO | $109,470.00 |
| Georgia AFL-CIO | $87,361.00 |
| Florida AFL-CIO | $77,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO | $59,682.00 |
| New Mexico AFL-CIO | $51,350.00 |
| Florida AFL-CIO | $28,292.00 |
| Ohio AFL-CIO | $10,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Target 5000 State & Local Fund | $9,882.00 |
| Texas State Bldg & Construction Trades | $6,000.00 |
| New Mexico St Bldg & Construction Trades | $5,425.00 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
Lobbying
Federal Lobbying
Total Spent Lobbying: $54,630,915.00
Lobbying Expenditures Trend
AFLCIO's Major Issues
| Issue | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights & Civil Liberties | $1,060,000.00 |
| Disaster & Emergency Planning | $640,000.00 |
| Marine, Boats & Fisheries | $60,000.00 |
AFLCIO Lobbying Groups
| Client | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| AFL-CIO | $28,556,585.00 |
| AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Dept | $16,124,310.00 |
| AFL-CIO Bldg/Construction Trades Dept | $7,430,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Professional Employees Dept | $950,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept | $940,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Dept | $420,020.00 |
| AFL-CIO Building & Const Trades | $130,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Public Employee Dept | $40,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust | $40,000.00 |
| AFL-CIO Maritime Committee | $0.00 |
| AFL-CIO Working for America Institute | $0.00 |
| AFL-CIO Industrial Union Dept | $0.00 |
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
Crime, Corruption, and Racketeering
Corruption and Embezzlement Charges
The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.
Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).
| Type of Criminal Activity | Number of Incidents |
|---|---|
| Criminal Charges | 4 |
| Embezzlement Charges | 6 |
| Guilty Pleas | 5 |
| Indictments | 3 |
| Officials Sentenced | 3 |
Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.
Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
Pensions
Associated Pension Funds
These pension funds are tied to the union according to their name only. There is no formal system for identifying all pension funds associated with a union. As a result, some of these pension fund may not be associated with the union.
| Pension Name/Sponsor | Members | Funding Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sign Pictorial and Display Union Local No 591 Aflcio Pension Fund Jt Bd of Trustees Sign Pictorial Display Un Local 591 Aflcio Pen Fd | 343 | 75.4 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service.