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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
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Total Assets: $ 221,335,049 
Members: 523,126 
Employees: 63 
Employees earning over $75,000: 38 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 1,610 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 119 
Carpenters (CJA)
National Headquarters
101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is the largest building trades union in the United States. One of the unions that formed the American Federation of Labor in 1886, it left the AFL-CIO in 2001.

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Membership
Total Membership:   523,126
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 221,335,049
Total Receipts:  $ 94,695,533



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

Financial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 2.9%) $ 5,212,846 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 1.1%) $ 1,921,171 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 6.4%) $ 11,549,208 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 13.8%) $ 24,921,279 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 3.7%) $ 6,600,979 more detailed information
Total Compensation ( 4.6%) $ 8,355,109 
Per Capita Tax ( 1.5%) $ 2,761,962  
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
CJA District Council (Chicago, IL) 46,298
CJA Conference (Oakland, CA) 38,745
CJA Council (Oakland, CA) 38,745
CJA District Council (New York, NY) 24,015
CJA State Council (Pittsburgh, PA) 21,306
CJA District Council (St Louis, MO) 21,154
CJA District Council (Kent, WA) 19,839
CJA Council (Boston, MA) 18,131
CJA Council (Detroit, MI) 17,665
CJA Council (Hauppauge, NY) 15,559
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International CJA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Douglas Mccarron   General President     $ 411,949
Andris Silins   General Sec/treas     $ 351,734
Douglas Banes   General Vice President     $ 337,551
Randy Sowell   Director Of Real Estate     $ 326,242
Charles Maples   District Vice President     $ 257,806
Michael Draper   District Vice President     $ 256,436
Bobby Yeggy   District Vice President     $ 252,684
Stanley Solaas   Assistant To President     $ 248,859
James Slebiska   District Vice President     $ 238,843
Rodney Ogle   Organizing Director     $ 238,516
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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:  $ 2,015,260
Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements:  $ 4,957,033


[show all funds]
Source: Internal Revenue Service 527 electronic form 8872 filings
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: 119
[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