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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: $ 510,617,472 
Members: 720,534 
Employees: 862 
Employees earning over $75,000: 313 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 1,151 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 188 
Communications Workers of America (CWA)
National Headquarters
501 3RD STREET N W
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States (the union also has locals in Canada), representing over 700,000 workers in both the private and public sectors. CWA is headquarted in Washington, DC and affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the Canadian Labour Congress, and Union Network International. The current president is Larry Cohen, a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

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Membership
Total Membership:   720,534
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 510,617,472
Total Receipts:  $ 899,656,249



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

Financial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 11.5%) $ 56,148,068 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 0.3%) $ 1,473,242 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 0.3%) $ 1,251,771 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 8.1%) $ 39,396,432 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 5.7%) $ 27,940,992 more detailed information
Strike Benefits ( 2.4%) $ 11,786,227  
Total Compensation ( 11.9%) $ 58,422,557 
Per Capita Tax ( 1.1%) $ 5,527,348  
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
CWA Conference (Kettering, OH) 16,000
CWA Council (Foster City, CA) 13,223
CWA Local 6186 (Austin, TX) 12,748
CWA Local 1034 (Trenton, NJ) 10,407
CWA Council (Salem, VA) 8,868
CWA Local 1101 (New York, NY) 8,410
CWA Local 9400 (Paramount, CA) 8,183
CWA Council (Macon, GA) 8,000
CWA Local 1180 (New York, NY) 7,965
CWA Local 13000 (Philadelphia, PA) 7,474
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International CWA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Barbara Easterling   Secretary-treasurer     $ 204,165
Anthony Bixler   Vice President     $ 176,783
Lawrence Cohen   President     $ 176,298
Jeffrey Rechenbach   Vice President     $ 171,099
William Boarman   President-sector     $ 168,838
Christopher Shelton   Vice President     $ 165,405
David Borer   Afa-cwa General Counsel     $ 161,971
James Clark   Iue-cwa Division Presiden     $ 161,080
Lauren Asplen   Asst Dir Of Communication     $ 159,379
Clarence Milburn   Vice President     $ 156,052
[show all officers & salaries]

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:  $ 3,921,678
Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements:  $ 3,480,725


[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: $ 2,930,000
(from 1998 to 2005)
[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: 188
[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