American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

AFT's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
American Federation of Teachers Local	New York State United Teachers Latham, NY	592,256
American Federation of Teachers Local 2	New York City Teachers New York, NY	163,841
American Federation of Teachers State Federation 310	Illinois Westmont, IL	86,540
American Federation of Teachers State Federation	California Burbank, CA	53,059
American Federation of Teachers Local 4053	N Y State Public Employees Fed Pef Albany, NY	52,491
American Federation of Teachers State Federation	Texas Austin, TX	36,000
American Federation of Teachers Local 8036	Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	31,667
American Federation of Teachers State Federation	Connecticut State Rocky Hill, CT	27,637
American Federation of Teachers State Federation 8028	New Jersey State Edison, NJ	26,233
American Federation of Teachers State Federation	Michigan Detroit, MI	24,976

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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.

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: $234,473,835.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $75,092,965.00 (32.03%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $31,148,624.00 (13.28%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $2,816,727.00 (1.20%)
• General Overhead^?: $34,140,887.00 (14.56%)
• Union Administration^?: $8,634,038.00 (3.68%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• To Union Officers^?: $951,202.00 (0.41%)
• To Union Employees^?: $28,926,221.00 (12.34%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 873,454

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
RHONDA WEINGARTEN	PRESIDENT	$493,859.00
LORRETTA JOHNSON	EX VICE PRESIDENT	$369,408.00
ANTONIA CORTESE	SEC-TREASURER	$365,014.00
PHILIP KUGLER	ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT	$242,160.00
HARTINA FLOURNOY	ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT	$231,337.00
ALAN DAVIDOFF	CHIEF OF STAFF	$228,264.00
DAVID DORN	DIRECTOR	$223,965.00
RONALD KROUSE	GENERAL MANAGER	$220,675.00
MICHAEL POWELL	ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT	$220,383.00
SHAUN RICHMAN	DEPUTY DIRECTOR	$212,746.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $36,543,288.00 (0.9834)

Republicans: $500,989.00 (0.0135)

AFT's Political Action Committees

Political Action Committee	Total Contributed
American Federation of Teachers	$23,670,081.00
American Federation of Teachers	$12,905,524.00
New York State United Teachers	$395,012.00
American Federation of Teachers	$144,550.00
United Teachers-Los Angeles	$24,495.00
California Federation of Teachers	$10,747.00
United Teachers of Dade	$5,690.00
California Federation of Teachers	$3,104.00
California Federation of Teachers	$852.00

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: $8,792,690.00

AFT's 527 Committee(s)

527 Committee	Total Spent
American Fedn of Teachers State/Local	$3,579,338.00
AFT Solidarity	$3,476,408.00
AFT Local COPE II	$1,103,569.00
American Federation of Teachers PA	$172,737.00
American Federation of Teachers/Oregon	$164,237.00
Toledo Federation of Teachers Local 250	$134,472.00
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers	$68,540.00
California Federation of Teachers	$50,020.00
Michigan Federation of Teachers	$25,000.00
American Fedn of Teachers Local 1911	$17,849.00
United Teachers of Dade	$520.00

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $9,184,138.00

AFT's Major Issues

Issue	Total Spent Lobbying

AFT Lobbying Groups

Client	Total Spent Lobbying
American Federation of Teachers	$9,184,138.00
American Fedn of Teachers Staff Union	$0.00

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
	1
Criminal Charges	26
Criminal Convictions	4
Embezzlement Charges	51
Guilty Pleas	52
Indictments	30
Officials Sentenced	39

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

Local	Violations	View Audit
AFT Local 4269	2	Full Audit Text
AFT Local 3721	5	Full Audit Text
AFT Local 3918	4	Full Audit Text
AFT Local 3578		Full Audit Text
AFT Local 5123		Full Audit Text
AFT Local 5047		Full Audit Text
AFT Local 4531		Full Audit Text

Unionized employees can elect to revoke a union's right to represent them through a process called a decertification. In order to decertify a union, a majority of the unionized employees must vote to remove the union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Total Decertification Petitions: 19

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
17-RD-01780	Centerpoint Medical Center Nurses United for Improved Patient Care Local 5126	November 19th, 2008
01-RD-02119	Union Institute & University United Professionals of Vermont College, a/w American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO	September 29th, 2008
31-RD-01560	The Buckley School American Federation of Teachers, Local 4163	September 12th, 2006
34-RD-00329	Natchaug Hospital AFT- American Federation of Teachers	June 30th, 2006
36-RD-01659	Laidlaw Transit, Inc.  Public School Employees Union	February 22nd, 2005
27-RD-01164	MTC Clearfield Job Corps American Federation of Teachers	January 19th, 2005
04-RD-02026	Wyoming Valley Health Care System Hospital Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals	September 29th, 2004
14-RD-01814	Children's Center for Behavioral Development The Children's Center Federation of Teachers Local 4485, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO	December 2nd, 2003
27-RD-01137	Centura St. Anthony Hospitals Denver Federaltion of Nurses & Health Care Professionals	October 24th, 2003
19-RD-03572	Townsend Health Systems, Inc. d/b/a Broadwater Health Center Townsend Health Care Workers	March 31st, 2003

» See All Decertifications

Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.

Allegation	Cases Filed
Duty of Fair Representation	41
Other Allegations	26
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)	6
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Initial Contract)	5
Coercive Statements	4
All Allegations	3
Union Security Related (including Beck)	2
Refusal to Furnish Information	2
Harassment	2
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)	2
Repudiation/Modification of Contract	1
Union Security Related	1
Refusal to Bargain (Initial Contract)	1
Failure to Sign Agreement	1
Threatening Statements	1
Statements	1
Picketing/Strike Actions	1
Actions of Picketers	1
Denial of Access	1
Violence/Assaults	1

Employer/Location	Union	Days on Strike	Employees on Strike
Aggregate Industries - Sutton Worcester, MA	Grafton Local	17	50
Jack Barrack Hebrew Academy Bryn Mawr, PA	AFT Local 3505	7	49
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Champaign, IL	AFT Local GEO	2	2700
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO CHICAGO, IL	AFT IFT Local 1600	20	135
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO CHICAGO, IL	AFT Local 1600	20	700
CHANNAHON SCHOOLS DIST #17 CHANNAHON, IL	AFT Local 604	2	75

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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
Douglas Autotech Corporation Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Its Bronson, Michigan Plant Douglas Autotech Corporation	248
Michigan Electrical Employees Pension Plan Trustees of Michigan Electrical Employees Pension Fund	4,060	79.7
Michigan Bac Pension Fund Michigan Bac Pension Fund	2,855	66.3
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	8,233
Outstate Michigan Trowel Trades Pension Fund Trustees of Outstate Michigan Trowel Trades Pension Fund	1,778	90.0
Gte North Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Michigan Verizon North Inc.	1,250
Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc. Hourly Rated Pension Plan Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc.	579

Source: Internal Revenue Service.