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AFL-CIO, National Headquarters

Basic Information

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Address

AFL-CIO
815 Black Lives Matter Plz
WASHINGTON, DC 20006

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 $125,463,613
Total Liabilities $60,533,428
Total Income $144,614,776
Total Spent $144,355,342

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $21,216,217 (+1.2%)
Accounts Receivable $14,930,936 (+13.1%)
Investments $56,472,262 (+6.9%)
Fixed Assets $19,387,773 (+6.9%)
Treasury Securities $11,099,660 (+20.6%)
Other Assets $880,610 (+390.5%)
Loans Receivable $1,476,155 (-4.4%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $6,053,520
Other Liabilities $15,725,443
Mortgages $38,754,465

Income

Dues $71,079,123
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $91,850
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $68,278
Interest $1,323,564
Dividends $599,349
Rents $2,016,448
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $28,966,786
Affiliates $40,258,655
Members $210,723
Reinvestments $4,610,509
All Others $80,008

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 $16,255,762 (11.26%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $23,248,373 (16.10%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $2,391,264 (1.66%)
General Overhead $17,104,121 (11.85%)
Union Administration $8,213,491 (5.69%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $456,424 (0.32%)
To Union Employees $16,241,752 (11.25%)
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
200213,140,393
200313,198,357
200413,031,914
200513,705,284
20069,875,234
200710,028,904
200811,013,317
200911,357,015
201011,717,230
201111,601,104
201211,525,023
201311,615,520
201412,741,859
201512,475,220
201612,529,579
201712,502,587
201812,442,321
201912,441,501
202012,091,331
202112,033,779
202212,471,480

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
ELIZABETH SHULERPRESIDENT$297,517
CHRISTYNE NEFFCHIEF OF STAFF$194,550
TEFERE GEBREEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$190,693
HAROLD BECKERGENERAL COUNSEL$187,346
RAMON BECERRADIR OF MOBILIZATION$181,000
AMANDA BALLANTYNEDIR OF TECH INSTITUTE$180,784
ISAAC GOBERNASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT$177,214
DAMON SILVERSSR STRAT ADVISORY TO PRES$169,584
WILLIAM SAMUELDIR ADVOCACY$167,987
MATTHEW GINSBURGASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL$166,261

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

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