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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
Income
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2005 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.
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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: 2005 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Membership
Total Members: 6
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 |
Income per Member: $0.00
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2005 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $0.00
- Total Employees: 0
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 0
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2005 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
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: 5
Recent Decertification Petitions
| Case Number | Name/Union | Date Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 16-RD-01563 | Coroplast General Drivers, Warehousemen and Helpers Local Union No. 745 | July 9th, 2007 |
| 16-RD-01540 | GeoLogistics Americas, Inc. General Drivers, Warehousemen and Helpers Local Union 745 affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters | December 8th, 2005 |
| 16-RD-01519 | Sara Lee Bakery Group General Drivers, Warehousemen and Helpers, Local 577 | April 22nd, 2004 |
| 20-RD-02388 | North Valley Disposal Waste Management General Teamsters, Professional, Health Care and Public Employees Union, Local 137 | April 15th, 2004 |
| 31-RD-01468 | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. General Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 692, IBT | June 25th, 2002 |
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.
| Allegation | Cases Filed |
|---|---|
| Duty of Fair Representation | 7 |
| Other Allegations | 5 |
| Statements | 3 |
| Actions of Picketers | 3 |
| Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract) | 1 |
| Handbilling | 1 |
Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System