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American Federation of Teachers, Local 1 - Chicago Teachers Union

Basic Information

Local 1

(CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION)

Quick Facts

Address

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
1901 WEST CARROLL STREET
CHICAGO, IL 606120000

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.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $20,077,457
Total Liabilities $13,159,648
Total Income $33,976,806
Total Spent $30,908,680

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $13,852,892 (+28.4%)
Accounts Receivable $3,394,733 (-6.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $2,562,834 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $266,998 (-38.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $4,708,369
Accounts Payable $4,660,446
Other Liabilities $3,790,833
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $29,390,999
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $40,803
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $4,002
Dividends $0
Rents $117,338
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $4,423,664
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $27,620

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $5,979,851 (19.35%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $1,045,134 (3.38%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $47,431 (0.15%)
General Overhead $1,107,536 (3.58%)
Union Administration $5,478,004 (17.72%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $576,726 (1.87%)
To Union Employees $5,456,846 (17.65%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
201827,080
201926,116
202028,264
202128,245
202228,313

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
ZEIDRE FOSTERCONTRACT ENFORCER DIR$176,273
KATHLEEN MURRAYCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT REP$164,893
LISA PATTARA-MCGRANECONTRACT ENFORCEMENT REP$164,449
KEVIN HOUGHCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT REP$158,636
CURTIS BYNUMCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT REP$155,289
KATHY CATALANOFIN'L OPERATIONS DIRECTOR$153,635
JESSE SHARKEYOFFICER-PRESIDENT$152,599
ADRIANA CERVANTESCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT REP$151,961
JAMES STAROSCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT REP$150,334
STACY DAVIS-GATESOFFICER-VICE PRESIDENT$149,916

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023