Transit Union (ATU)

ATU's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Transit Union Local Division 1181	Ozone Park, NY	14,993
Transit Union Conference Board	New York State Legislative Syracuse, NY	12,858
Transit Union Conference Board	California Conference Board Sacramento, CA	11,695
Transit Union Joint Council	Del-Mar-Va Forestville, MD	7,362
Transit Union Joint Council	New Jersey State Kenilworth, NJ	6,007
Transit Union Local 587	Seattle, WA	4,645
Transit Union Local Division 85	Pittsburgh, PA	4,535
Transit Union Conference Board	Pennsylvania Legislative Patton, PA	4,287
Transit Union Local 1277	Los Angeles, CA	4,252
Transit Union Local Division 757	Portland, OR	4,215

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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: $27,934,024.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $5,212,947.00 (18.66%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $1,439,998.00 (5.15%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $292,223.00 (1.05%)
• General Overhead^?: $3,787,215.00 (13.56%)
• Union Administration^?: $2,830,040.00 (10.13%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $553,685.00 (1.98%)
• To Union Officers^?: $4,088,267.00 (14.64%)
• To Union Employees^?: $3,927,187.00 (14.06%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 192,179

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
Warren George	International President	$257,317.00
Ronald Heintzman	International Executive V	$252,497.00
Oscar Owens	International Secretary-T	$228,834.00
William Graham	International Vice Presid	$222,835.00
Lawrence Hanley	International Vice Presid	$201,156.00
Larry Kinnear	International Vice Presid	$201,045.00
Benetta Mansfield	Chief of Staff	$198,870.00
Kenneth Kirk	International Vice Presid	$192,182.00
Bob Hykaway	International Vice Presid	$192,054.00
Richard Murphy	International Vice Presid	$187,639.00

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FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $5,267,427.00 (0.9263)

Republicans: $397,350.00 (0.0699)

ATU's Political Action Committees

Political Action Committee	Total Contributed
Amalgamated Transit Union	$5,686,277.00

527 Spending

A union's 527 committee makes contributions to political candidates and other organizations for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. Unlike Political Action Committees, which are strictly regulated by the Federal Election Commission, 527s are regulated by the IRS. These committees are often considered a form of "soft money."

Total 527 Expenditures: $1,353,684.00

ATU's 527 Committee(s)

527 Committee	Total Spent
Amalgamated Transit Union	$1,353,684.00

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $2,886,000.00

ATU's Major Issues

Issue	Total Spent Lobbying
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace	$2,736,000.00
Fed Budget & Appropriations	$2,586,000.00
Transportation	$2,486,000.00
Taxes	$2,200,000.00
Homeland Security	$1,200,000.00
Alcohol & Drug Abuse	$1,100,000.00
Retirement	$1,000,000.00
Health Issues	$700,000.00
Medicare & Medicaid	$600,000.00
Railroads	$536,000.00

ATU Lobbying Groups

Client	Total Spent Lobbying
Amalgamated Transit Union	$2,886,000.00

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Type of Criminal Activity	Number of Incidents
	4
Criminal Charges	20
Criminal Convictions	4
Embezzlement Charges	28
Guilty Pleas	38
Indictments	24
Officials Sentenced	21

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
ATU Local 448	3	Full Audit Text
ATU Local 788	7	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: 46

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
27-RD-01223	Veolia Transportation Amalgamated Transit Union	February 10th, 2009
10-RD-01481	VEOLIA TRANSPORTATION, INC. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION 732	November 5th, 2008
27-RD-01216	Veolia Transportation Amalgamated Tranist Union, Local 1001	October 29th, 2008
09-RD-02179	MV Contract Transportation, Inc. United Service Workers, IUJAT	October 21st, 2008
29-RD-01106	First Student Local 1181, Amalgamated Transit Union	April 7th, 2008
13-RD-02578	First Group, Inc. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1028	November 5th, 2007
25-RD-01507	Southeastern Trailways Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1493	July 5th, 2007
21-RD-02824	Veolia Transportation Services, Inc. San Diego Bus Drivers' Union Local 1309, Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO/CLC	December 21st, 2006
04-RD-02093	Shore Meadows Amalgamated Local 298	September 29th, 2006
15-RD-00893	Tucker Transportation ATU, Local 1395	August 18th, 2006

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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	469
Other Allegations	117
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)	21
Union Security Related (including Beck)	17
Coercive Statements	13
Threatening Statements	13
Union Security Related	12
Unknown	6
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Initial Contract)	5
Repudiation/Modification of Contract	5
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)	5
Resignation of Membership (Patternmakers)	3
Harassment	3
Refusal to Furnish Information	3
Failure to Sign Agreement	2
Rules: Coercive	2
Denial of Access	2
Actions of Picketers	2
Fees Excessive	1
Statements/Threats	1

Employer/Location	Union	Days on Strike	Employees on Strike
STAR TRANS (STAR TRANSIT LLC) Austin, TX	ATU Local 1091	3	831
Pensacola Bay Transportation Inc. Pensacola, FL	ATU Local 1395	78	60
COMMAND BUS COMPANY QUEENS, NY	ATU Local 1181	17	400

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