Transport Workers (TWU)

TWU's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Transport Workers National Headquarters	Washington, DC	117,822
Transport Workers Local 100	New York, NY	38,180
Transport Workers Local 556	Texas Dallas, TX	10,099
Transport Workers Local 555	Southwest Airlines Ramp Operations Dallas, TX	7,359
Transport Workers Local 514	Tulsa, OK	5,573
Transport Workers Local 234	Philadelphia, PA	5,258
Transport Workers Local 513	Air Transport Division Southlake, TX	3,336
Transport Workers Local 252	Westbury, NY	3,238
Transport Workers Local 568	Miami, FL	2,265
Transport Workers Local 250	San Francisco, CA	2,233

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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 2011: $48,279,473.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $7,597,483.00 (15.74%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $1,838,530.00 (3.81%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $311,081.00 (0.64%)
• General Overhead^?: $6,549,712.00 (13.57%)
• Union Administration^?: $4,455,810.00 (9.23%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• To Union Officers^?: $3,170,088.00 (6.57%)
• To Union Employees^?: $5,033,273.00 (10.43%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 117,822

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
JAMES LITTLE	PRESIDENT	$277,840.00
JOSEPH GORDON	INTL SEC / TREAS	$268,672.00
HARRY LOMBARDO	EXEC VP	$267,314.00
DAVID ROSEN	GENERAL COUNSEL	$259,525.00
GARY MASLANKA	ADMIN VP	$226,157.00
JOHN ODONNELL	DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING	$221,822.00
JOHN CONLEY	ADMIN VP	$218,642.00
FRANK MCCANN	DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING	$215,726.00
JEFFREY BROOKS	VP CHIEF OF STAFF	$208,610.00
CARL MARTIN	EXEC COUNCIL	$202,030.00

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FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $5,564,475.00 (0.9509)

Republicans: $242,050.00 (0.0414)

TWU's Political Action Committees

Political Action Committee	Total Contributed
Transport Workers Union	$5,841,525.00
Transport Workers Union Local 100	$10,500.00

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: $30,848.00

TWU's 527 Committee(s)

527 Committee	Total Spent
Transport Workers Union Local 234	$30,848.00

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $5,613,000.00

TWU's Major Issues

Issue	Total Spent Lobbying
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace	$5,245,000.00
Railroads	$4,680,000.00
Transportation	$4,423,000.00
Aviation, Airlines & Airports	$4,340,000.00
Fed Budget & Appropriations	$4,290,000.00
Marine, Boats & Fisheries	$4,240,000.00
Trade	$2,530,000.00
Government Issues	$1,990,000.00
Postal	$950,000.00
Taxes	$870,000.00

TWU Lobbying Groups

Client	Total Spent Lobbying
Transport Workers Union	$5,613,000.00

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
Criminal Charges	1
Embezzlement Charges	3
Guilty Pleas	2
Indictments	1
Officials Sentenced	1

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
TWU Local 2035	1	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: 14

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
29-RD-01080	Cargo Airport Services, LLC Transport Workers Union of America, Local 504, AFL-CIO	March 27th, 2007
09-RD-02135	FIRST TRANSIT, INC. TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 220	January 23rd, 2007
29-RD-01066	Cargo Airport Services, LLC  Transport Workers Union of America, Local 504, AFL-CIO	June 21st, 2006
12-RD-01000	Skytanking USA Inc. Service Employees International Union	September 21st, 2005
29-RD-01029	Caravan Transit, Inc. Local 100, Transport Workers Union, AFL-CIO	September 20th, 2004
13-RD-02473	Swissport Maintenance, Inc. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO Air Transport Local 504	August 10th, 2004
21-RD-02763	FMC Technologies, Inc. TWU Local 504, AFL-CIO	September 5th, 2003
22-RD-01344	Laidlaw Transit Inc. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO	August 12th, 2002
10-RD-01393	AirServ Corporation Transport Workers Union, Local 269	July 17th, 2002
28-RD-00874	Hotel Ramada of Nevada d/b/a Tropicana Resort & Casino Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO	May 23rd, 2002

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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	91
Other Allegations	33
Union Security Related (including Beck)	5
Threatening Statements	4
Actions of Picketers	4
Coercive Statements	3
Harassment	2
Picketing/Strike Actions	2
Discipline (including charges/fines)	2
Violence/Assaults	2
Union Security Related	2
Failure to Sign Agreement	2
Lawsuits	1
Hiring Halls	1
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Initial Contract)	1
Interrogation	1
Lawsuits/Grievances	1
Refusal to Furnish Information	1
Denial of Access	1

Employer/Location	Union	Days on Strike	Employees on Strike
HUDSON TRANSIT LINES INC. Mahwah, NJ	TWU Local 225	12	50
Jamacia Bus Co Jamacia, NY	TWU Local 100	3	217
Triboro Coach Corp New York, NY	TWU Local 100	3	490
Liberty Lines Transit Inc. Yonkers, NY	TWU Local 100	48	570

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