National Federation Of Independent Unions (NFIU)

NFIU's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
National Federation Of Independent Unions Association	United Independent Union Philadelphia, PA	1,092
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 1	United Independent Union Philadelphia, PA	792
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 228	Hesston Corp Workers Assn Hesston, KS	572
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local	Merck Sharpe and Dohme Employees Orgn West Point, PA	366
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 2101	United Service Workers Colton, CA	350
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 2	United Independent Union Philadelphia, PA	230
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 5	Zanesville Armco Independent Orgn Zanesville, OH	223
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 235	Universal Employees Union Bryan, OH	100
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 5	United Independent Union Philadelphia, PA	51
National Federation Of Independent Unions Local 152	American Musicians Union Dumont, NJ	34

» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

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.

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: $47,922.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• General Overhead^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Union Administration^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• To Union Officers^?: $637.00 (1.33%)
• To Union Employees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $1,100.00 (2.30%)

Total Members: 0

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
FRANCIS CHIAPPARDI	PRESIDENT	$637.00
RONALD FERGUSON	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$0.00
AMY HOWER	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$0.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

Local	Violations	View Audit
NFIU Local		Full Audit Text

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: 2

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
21-RD-02816	Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. Amalgamated Industrial Workers Union, Local  2061	February 9th, 2006
04-RD-02051	Contour Graphics United Independent Union Local 2004	November 21st, 2005

» See All Decertifications

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
Duty of Fair Representation	14
Other Allegations	8
Threatening Statements	2
Disparagement of Employee	1
Union Security Related	1
Coercive Statements	1
Harassment	1
Union Security Related (including Beck)	1