Commuter Rail Employees

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Members

1,543

Assets

$85,811

Employees

Address

COMMUTER RAIL EMPLOYEES
420 LEXINGTON AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10170

Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Commuter Rail Employees Local Division 1	New York, NY	790
Commuter Rail Employees Local Division 9	Brewster, NY	351
Commuter Rail Employees Local Division 166	Meriden, CT	259
Commuter Rail Employees Local Division 113	Brewster, NY	71
Commuter Rail Employees Local Division 37	New York, NY	22

» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Year Covered: 2007 • Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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	$85,811
Total Liabilities	$47,676
Total Income	$357,790
Total Spent	$357,790

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash	$26,671 (0.0%)
Accounts Receivable	$0 (-100.0%)
Investments	$0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets	$0 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities	$0 (0.0%)
Other Assets	$59,140 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable	$0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable	$0
Accounts Payable	$22,025
Other Liabilities	$25,651
Mortgages	$0

Income

Dues	$357,790
Per Person Tax	$0
Investments	$0
Supplies	$0
Loan Repayment	$0
Interest	$0
Dividends	$0
Rents	$0
Fees and Fines	$0
Loans Obtained	$0
Other Receipts	$0
Affiliates	$0
Members	$0
Reinvestments	$0
All Others	$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2007 • 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.

Total Spent in 2007

$357,790

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational	$26,946 (7.53%)
Political Activities and Lobbying	$4,635 (1.30%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	$0 (0.00%)
General Overhead	$320,302 (89.52%)
Union Administration	$5,907 (1.65%)
Strike Benefits	$0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers	$118,133 (33.02%)
To Union Employees	$8,755 (2.45%)
Education	$0 (0.00%)
Fees	$0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2007 • Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Total Members

1,543

Income per Member

$232

Dues (per MONTH)

$20

Membership Trend

Year	Members
2002	1,204
2003	1,204
2004	1,204
2005	1,506
2006	1,519
2007	1,543

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2007 • Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation

$14,099

Total Employees

Employees Making more than $75,000

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
JOHN GAINES	LEGISLATIVE REP.	$71,781
MARK AMORELLO	SECT/TREAS	$46,352
MICHAEL SHAW	OTHER	$3,526
PAUL HOLLAND	OTHER	$3,526
VICKI FLANAGAN	OTHER	$899
DENNIS POPE	OTHER	$300
PETER PAGILA	TRUSTEE	$252
TIMOTHY GERSTNER	TRUSTEE	$252
		$0

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2007 • Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
13-RD-069916	Sacred Heart Hospital	December 1st, 2011
13-RD-069216	Sacred Heart Hospital	November 18th, 2011
13-RD-065492	Sacred Heart Hospital	September 27th, 2011
08-RD-002118	Liberty Nursing Center of Willard, Inc. d/b/a Hillside Acres	August 6th, 2008

» See All Decertifications

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
8(a)(5) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith Bargaining (incl'g surface bargaining/direct dealing)	19
8(a)(1) Coercive Actions (Surveillance, etc)	17
8(a)(5) Refusal to Furnish Information	11
8(a)(1) Coercive Rules	10
8(a)(3) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment	10
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract [Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]	10
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract[Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]	9
8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting))	9
8(a)(1) Coercive Statements (Threats, Promises of Benefits, etc.)	8
8(a)(1) Concerted Activities (Retaliation, Discharge, Discipline)	6
8(a)(3) Discipline	6
8(b)(1)(A) Duty of Fair Representation, incl'g Superseniority, denial of access	5
8(b)(1)(A) Union Dues and/or Membership Related (including excessive fees)	4
8(b)(2) Union Security Related Actions	4
8(a)(1) Interrogation (including Polling)	4
8(a)(4) Discharge (including Layoff and Refusal to Hire)	4
8(a)(4) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment	2
8(a)(5) Failure to Sign Agreement	2
8(a)(5) Refusal to Recognize	2
8(a)(1) Denial of Access	1

Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System