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American Postal Workers

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1300 L STREET , NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20005

APWU's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
American Postal Workers National Headquarters
Washington, DC		246,272
American Postal Workers State Association California
Pasadena, CA		15,670
American Postal Workers State Association Georgia
Thomasville, GA		10,000
American Postal Workers State Association Ohio
Fairborn, OH		6,300
American Postal Workers State Association Michigan
Flint, MI		6,100
American Postal Workers State Association Florida
Tallahassee, FL		5,774
American Postal Workers Local 10New York Metro Area
New York, NY		5,596
American Postal Workers State Association Maryland-District of Columbia
Capitol Heights, MD		5,369
American Postal Workers State Association North Carolina Council
Elizabeth City, NC		4,341
American Postal Workers State Association Missouri
St. Louis, MO		4,268
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Year Covered: 2012 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

  • Total Assets?: $56,609,794.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $5,001,249.00
  • Total Income?: $121,927,588.00
  • Total Spent?: $120,572,697.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $5,824,854.00 (+30.3%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $80,291.00 (-34.2%)
  • Investments?: $21,675,546.00 (+1.4%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $23,222,906.00 (+1.4%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $5,400,424.00 (+3.6%)
  • Other Assets?: $399,515.00 (-64.2%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $6,258.00 (-87.5%)

Liabilities

  • Loans Payable?: $0.00
  • Accounts Payable?: $0.00
  • Other Liabilities?: $0.00
  • Mortgages?: $0.00

Income

  • Dues?: $0.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $0.00
  • Investments?: $0.00
  • Supplies?: $0.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $0.00
  • Dividends?: $0.00
  • Rents?: $0.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $0.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $0.00
  • Affiliates?: $0.00
  • Members?: $0.00
  • Reinvestments?: $0.00
  • All Others?: $0.00

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2012 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 2012: $120,572,697.00

Search All Spending

Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • General Overhead?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Union Administration?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Employees?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2012 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

Membership

Total Members: 246,272

Membership Trend



YearMembers
2002292,901
2003239,147
2004227,425
2005286,700
2006283,279
2007276,129
2008269,243
2009246,895
2010248,012
2011249,084
2012246,272

Income per Member: $495.09

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2012 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $77,342.20
  • Total Employees: 222
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 97

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
$1,200,264.00
GREGORY SEEASST DIRECTOR B MAINT DIV$172,078.00
CLIFFORD GUFFEYPRESIDENT$165,644.00
MICHAEL MORRISDIRECTOR INDUSTRIAL RELAT$156,957.00
MICHAEL FOSTERASST DIRECTOR MOTOR VECHI$154,605.00
GREGORY BELLEXEC VICE PRESIDENT$149,769.00
MICHAEL REIDDIRECTOR LEGISLATIVE DEPT$148,537.00
STEVE RAYMERDIRECTOR MAINT DIV$148,029.00
JOHN GEARHARDNBA A SOUTHERN REG$143,424.00
ROBERT STRUNKDIRECTOR CLERK DIV$142,200.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2012 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

Political Activities

FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $9,364,629.00 (0.9552)
Republicans: $377,324.00 (0.0385)

APWU's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
American Postal Workers Union$9,314,515.00
American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO$483,784.00
Postal Workers Union/Pittsburgh$5,978.00

Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics

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: $500,000.00

APWU's 527 Committee(s)

527 CommitteeTotal Spent
American Postal Workers Union$500,000.00

Source: Internal Revenue Service by way of the Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $6,446,865.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

APWU's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying

APWU Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
American Postal Workers Union$6,446,865.00

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 ActivityNumber of Incidents
Criminal Charges15
Embezzlement Charges33
Guilty Pleas22
Indictments11
Officials Sentenced12

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Financial Audits

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.

LocalViolationsView Audit
APWU Local 70195Full Audit Text
APWU Local 733Full Audit Text
APWU Local 3238Full Audit Text
APWU Local 34637Full Audit Text
APWU Local 3740Full Audit Text
APWU Local 58854Full Audit Text
APWU Local 17424Full Audit Text
APWU Local 13483Full Audit Text
APWU Local 45532Full Audit Text
APWU Local 1979Full Audit Text
APWU Local 55284Full Audit Text
APWU Local 38446Full Audit Text
APWU Local 6255Full Audit Text
APWU Local 101Full Audit Text
APWU Local 257Full Audit Text
APWU Local 7048Full Audit Text
APWU Local 903Full Audit Text
APWU Local 51Full Audit Text
APWU Local 7011Full Audit Text
APWU Local Full Audit Text
APWU Local 539Full Audit Text
APWU Local 6315Full Audit Text
APWU Local 484Full Audit Text
APWU Local 5085Full Audit Text
APWU Local 215Full Audit Text
APWU Local 380Full Audit Text
APWU Local 271Full Audit Text
APWU Local 755Full Audit Text
APWU Local 170Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: January 1st, 2010

Union Decertifications

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: 16

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
16-RD-01569Farrell Trucking Southern Mail
American Postal Workers Union		October 26th, 2007
26-RD-01144Mail Contractors of America, Inc.
American Postal Workers Union Memphis Area Local		October 23rd, 2007
11-RD-00674Mail Contractors of America, Inc.
N.C. Mail Haulers and Postal Labor Local, American Postal Workers Union (APWU)		July 11th, 2005
17-RD-01723Mail Contractors of America, Inc.
American Postal Workers Union and its Des Moines Area Local		June 6th, 2005
01-RD-02062Alan Ritchey, Inc.
American Postal Workers Union		April 15th, 2005
18-RD-02464Mail Contractors of America, Inc.
Des Moines Area Local, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO		July 24th, 2003
12-RD-00951Mail Contractors of America, Inc.
First Coast Local Union No. 7000, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO		July 10th, 2003
16-RD-01494Southern Mail Service, et al
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO		November 7th, 2002
01-RD-01985Alan Ritchey, Inc.
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO		April 1st, 2002
01-RD-01982Alan Ritchey, Inc.
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO		January 2nd, 2002

» See All Decertifications

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations

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.

AllegationCases Filed
Duty of Fair Representation3637
Other Allegations674
Coercive Statements107
Harassment69
Disparagement of Employee33
Threatening Statements25
Union Security Related (including Beck)18
Resignation of Membership (Patternmakers)15
Union Security Related13
Denial of Access9
Unknown7
Rules: Coercive7
Discipline (including charges/fines)5
Fees Excessive5
Refusal to Furnish Information4
All Allegations3
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)3
Superseniority (Dairylea)2
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)1
Repudiation/Modification of Contract1

Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Strikes

Employer/LocationUnionDays on StrikeEmployees on Strike
MAIL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA INC (URBANDALE IA)
URBANDALE, IA		APWU Local 4420725

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Apwu Officers Qualified Retirement Plan
American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio		284
American Postal Workers Union Employees Retirement Plan
American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio		190
American Postal Workers Union Health Plan Management Staff Pension Plan
American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio Health Plan		136

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/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Lafarge N.a. Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Compensated Employees (missouri Portland)
Lafarge North America, Inc.		319
Bricklayers Union Local No 1 of Missouri Pension P
Bricklayers Union Local No 1 of Missouri Pension Plan		2,302

Source: Internal Revenue Service.