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Air Line Pilots (ALPA)
Air Line Pilots
ALPA
Address
535 HERNDON PARKWAY
HERNDON, VA 20170
ALPA's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations
| Union | Unit Name/Location | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Air Line Pilots National Headquarters | Herndon, VA | 60,301 |
| Air Line Pilots Master Executive Council | Delta Airlines Herndon, VA | 12,095 |
| Air Line Pilots Master Executive Council | United Airlines Herndon, VA | 7,576 |
| Air Line Pilots Master Executive Council | Continental Herndon, VA | 4,661 |
| Air Line Pilots Master Executive Council | Fedex Master Executive Council Herndon, VA | 4,162 |
| Air Line Pilots Local Executive Council 44 | Delta Airlines Herndon, VA | 3,524 |
| Air Line Pilots Master Executive Council | American Eagle Herndon, VA | 2,336 |
| Air Line Pilots Master Executive Council | Expressjet Herndon, VA | 2,201 |
| Air Line Pilots Local Executive Council 20 | Delta Airlines Herndon, VA | 1,983 |
| Air Line Pilots Local Executive Council 170 | Continental Herndon, VA | 1,891 |
Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
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.
Total Assets Trend
Basic Financials
Assets (Change from previous report)
Liabilities
- Loans Payable?: $2,720,813.00
- Accounts Payable?: $18,674,129.00
- Other Liabilities?: $34,282,387.00
- Mortgages?: $0.00
Income
- Dues?: $103,220,740.00
- Per Person Tax?: $0.00
- Investments?: $18,546,852.00
- Supplies?: $0.00
- Loan Repayment?: $0.00
- Interest?: $2,969,709.00
- Dividends?: $0.00
- Rents?: $1,180,072.00
- Fees and Fines?: $949,562.00
- Loans Obtained?: $2,650,721.00
- Other Receipts?: $19,432,662.00
- Affiliates?: $26,456,458.00
- Members?: $14,743,748.00
- Reinvestments?: $258,417.00
- All Others?: $687,511.00
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
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 2010: $207,953,022.00
Search All Spending
Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $53,713,068.00 (25.83%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $3,840,813.00 (1.85%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $106,833.00 (0.05%)
- General Overhead?: $22,077,312.00 (10.62%)
- Union Administration?: $27,098,732.00 (13.03%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $3,151,699.00 (1.52%)
- To Union Employees?: $36,028,203.00 (17.33%)
- Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
Membership
Total Members: 60,301
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 54,408 |
| 2003 | 50,758 |
| 2004 | 50,811 |
| 2005 | 61,187 |
| 2006 | 61,314 |
| 2007 | 61,235 |
| 2008 | 50,361 |
| 2009 | 61,123 |
| 2010 | 60,301 |
Income per Member: $3,157.64
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $49,910.70
- Total Employees: 785
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 197
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN PRATER | PRESIDENT | $503,234.00 |
| JALMER JOHNSON | General Manager | $415,818.00 |
| JONATHAN COHEN | Chief Counsel/Dir Legal | $411,187.00 |
| BRUCE YORK | Director, Representation | $409,015.00 |
| WILLIAM ROBERTS | Asst Dir, Representation | $340,208.00 |
| JIM JOHNSON | Sr Managing Attorney | $308,850.00 |
| ANA MCAHRON-SCHULZ | Dir, Econ&Fin Analysis | $300,019.00 |
| KEITH HAGY | Director, E&AS | $289,971.00 |
| LIZ KOBY | Sr Managing Attorney | $289,131.00 |
| JIM WILSON | Asst Dir, Representation | $279,780.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
Political Activities
FEC
Overall Contributions
Democrats: $9,180,858.00 (0.8334)
Republicans: $1,790,000.00 (0.1625)
ALPA's Political Action Committees
| Political Action Committee | Total Contributed |
|---|---|
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $9,980,058.00 |
| United Pilots PAC | $1,035,800.00 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
Lobbying
Federal Lobbying
Total Spent Lobbying: $8,228,840.00
Lobbying Expenditures Trend
ALPA's Major Issues
| Issue | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| Aviation, Airlines & Airports | $7,328,840.00 |
| Retirement | $3,588,840.00 |
| Labor, Antitrust & Workplace | $2,960,840.00 |
| Taxes | $2,350,000.00 |
| Fed Budget & Appropriations | $1,370,840.00 |
| Banking | $1,350,840.00 |
| Energy & Nuclear Power | $1,350,840.00 |
| Fuel, Gas & Oil | $1,350,840.00 |
| Homeland Security | $1,350,840.00 |
| Unemployment | $1,050,840.00 |
ALPA Lobbying Groups
| Client | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $8,228,840.00 |
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
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 |
|---|---|
| Lawsuits/Grievances | 2 |
| Duty of Fair Representation | 1 |
| All Allegations against a Labor Organization | 1 |
| All Allegations against an Employer | 1 |
Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System
Pensions
Associated Pension Funds
These pension funds are tied to the union according to their name only. There is no formal system for identifying all pension funds associated with a union. As a result, some of these pension fund may not be associated with the union.
| Pension Name/Sponsor | Members | Funding Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Carbon Company Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Bargaining Unit Employees at Sunray, Texas Plant Continental Carbon Company | 47 | |
| Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Continental Na Automotive Continental Automotive, Inc. | 859 | |
| Continental Na Automotive Union Pension Plan (huntsville) Continental Automotive, Inc. | 506 | |
| Continental Carbon Company Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Bargaining Unit Employees at Phenix City, Alabama Plant Continental Carbon Company | 37 | |
| Continental Conveyor Equipment Company (winfield Alabama) Revised Negotiated Plan Continental Crushing Conveying Inc | 275 | |
| Pension Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees of Continental Automotive Inc. and Certain Affiliated Companies Continental Automotive, Inc. | 8,101 | |
| Continental Grain Company Pension Plan Continental Grain Company | 15,437 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service.