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Teamsters turnkeys leave door open for criticism in prison row
The Buffalo News reported today on….wow….how prison guards in Teamster-officiated areas just walked away from their posts, leaving prisoners unattended. Take a look: State inspectors in a recent report describe the Erie County penitentiary as a management-challenged prison where deputies abandon their posts, legitimate inmate grievances go nowhere, and would-be reforms move slowly. Commission of Correction [more...]

Posted Fri, 20 Nov 2009 .

New York Times to Unite Here: You are nasty, brutish, and short
In an article entitled “Some Organizers Protest Their Union’s Tactics,”Steven Greenhouse looks at a disgusting organizing practice known as “pink sheeting.” The title would be perfect but for the “Some” caveat that the paper feels is necessary to include. Don’t worry, New York Times, we get the fact its not EVERY labor organizer. Just more of [more...]

Posted Thu, 19 Nov 2009 .

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Union Profile

2005  |  2006
Basic Facts
[click on the text below for more detailed information]
Total Assets: $ 110,596,473 
Members: 657,197 
Employees: 273 
Employees earning over $75,000: 109 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 1,762 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 91 
Laborers (LIUNA)
National Headquarters
905 16TH STREET
WASHINGTON, DC 20006

The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, often shortened to just the Laborers' Union) is an American and Canadian trade union formed in 1903. As of 2005, they have over 550,000 members. The 300,000 associate members of the Mailhandler's division of LIUNA are not members, are not covered by LIUNA collective bargaining agreements and are not eligible to vote in LIUNA elections.

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Membership
Total Membership:   657,197
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 110,596,473
Total Receipts:  $ 111,874,632



Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Financial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 6.8%) $ 9,395,776 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 3.8%) $ 5,248,640 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 1.0%) $ 1,336,934 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 1.8%) $ 2,498,635 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 27.1%) $ 37,655,415 more detailed information
Total Compensation ( 12.5%) $ 17,432,324 
Per Capita Tax ( 2.9%) $ 3,988,803  
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
LIUNA Local 0 (Reston, VA) 40,000
LIUNA District Council (Burr Ridge, IL) 24,867
LIUNA District Council (Hopkinton, MA) 17,599
LIUNA District Council (New York, NY) 14,936
LIUNA District Council 57 (Terre Haute, IN) 12,291
LIUNA District Council (Lansing, MI) 11,596
LIUNA District Council (Mill Creek, WA) 11,490
LIUNA District Council (Pittsburgh, PA) 10,361
LIUNA District Council (Providence, RI) 8,733
LIUNA District Council (De Forest, WI) 8,534
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International LIUNA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Terence O'sullivan   General President     $ 498,089
Michael Bearse   General Counsel     $ 412,166
Armand Sabitoni   Gen Secretary-treasurer     $ 399,062
Joseph Mancinelli   Vice President     $ 337,452
Edward Smith   Vice President     $ 334,655
Jon Davis   Vice President     $ 323,026
George Gudger   Director     $ 304,815
Mano Frey   Vice President     $ 300,056
Raymond Pocino   Vice President     $ 272,786
James Hale   Vice President     $ 269,786
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Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Political Money
527 Money
In most cases, unions use 527 organizations to make unlimited "soft money" donations to campaigns or candidates they support. Unlike PACs, 527 organizations do not coordinate with specific candidates, and as a result, are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission.

Total Affiliated 527 Receipts:  $ 7,657,539
Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements:  $ 8,794,236


[show all funds]
Source: Internal Revenue Service 527 electronic form 8872 filings

 Lobbying Money
Unions often employ lobbyists to influence legislation in their favor. The amount below represents total lobbying expenditures reported to the Senate. It does not represent the total amount spent lobbying federal, state, and local officials.

Total Senate Lobbying Expenditures: $ 1,560,000
(from 1998 to 2004)
[show all lobbying expenditures]

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Records
Unfair Labor Practices

The National Labor Relations Board investigates instances of union violations of the National Labor Relations Act and other labor laws. Unfair Labor Practices include instances of bad faith bargaining, excessive dues, violence, threats and many other violations.


Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30 percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.

Decertification Elections
Union members unhappy with their current union can opt to decertify it as their exclusive bargaining representative. These are known as "RD" cases.

Decertification Petitions Filed: 91
[see decertifications]

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

 Elections Records
Despite the commonly held belief that most workers would like to join a union, union representation elections—also known as "RC Cases"—often fail.

Certification Elections since 2000