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United Farm Workers (UFW)
United Farm Workers
UFW
Address
29700 WOODFORD TEHACHAPI RD
KEENE, CA 93531
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?: $11,564.00
- Accounts Payable?: $61,793.00
- Other Liabilities?: $252,323.00
- Mortgages?: $0.00
Income
- Dues?: $3,733,282.00
- Per Person Tax?: $605,000.00
- Investments?: $0.00
- Supplies?: $57,137.00
- Loan Repayment?: $0.00
- Interest?: $20,841.00
- Dividends?: $0.00
- Rents?: $25,148.00
- Fees and Fines?: $993.00
- Loans Obtained?: $0.00
- Other Receipts?: $2,490,542.00
- Affiliates?: $0.00
- Members?: $0.00
- Reinvestments?: $0.00
- All Others?: $1,470,209.00
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: $7,170,861.00
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Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $3,211,963.00 (44.79%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $426,508.00 (5.95%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $74,547.00 (1.04%)
- General Overhead?: $1,179,761.00 (16.45%)
- Union Administration?: $325,974.00 (4.55%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $596,785.00 (8.32%)
- To Union Employees?: $2,359,869.00 (32.91%)
- 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: 5,219
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 5,146 |
| 2003 | 5,367 |
| 2004 | 5,638 |
| 2005 | 5,485 |
| 2006 | 5,504 |
| 2007 | 5,254 |
| 2008 | 5,182 |
| 2009 | 5,325 |
| 2010 | 5,219 |
Income per Member: $1,328.40
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $47,023.62
- Total Employees: 76
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 3
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| $139,253.00 | ||
| ARTURO RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT | $125,473.00 |
| ARMANDO ELENES | REGIONAL DIRECTOR | $109,629.00 |
| ERIK NICHOLSON | FUND MANAGER | $107,171.00 |
| SERGIO GUZMAN | REGIONAL DIRECTOR | $105,392.00 |
| EFREN BARAJAS | INTERNAL ORG DIRECTOR | $99,508.00 |
| MARIO MARTINEZ | ATTORNEY | $89,011.00 |
| GIEV KASHKOOLI | POLITICAL FUND MGR | $73,477.00 |
| MERLYN CALDERON | POLITICAL DIRECTOR | $66,702.00 |
| LINDA ROCKSTAD | CONTROLLER | $65,683.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011
Lobbying
Federal Lobbying
Total Spent Lobbying: $410,000.00
Lobbying Expenditures Trend
UFW's Major Issues
| Issue | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| Immigration | $370,000.00 |
| Agriculture | $20,000.00 |
UFW Lobbying Groups
| Client | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| United Farm Workers | $410,000.00 |
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
Union Decertifications
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: 3
Recent Decertification Petitions
| Case Number | Name/Union | Date Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 19-RD-03660 | El Centro de la Raza United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO | March 4th, 2005 |
| 20-RD-02383 | Redwood Empire Division of Pacific States Inc. United Farm Workers of America AFL-CIO | March 12th, 2004 |
| 31-RD-01483 | Guy Chaddock & Company United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO | May 29th, 2003 |
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System
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 |
|---|---|
| Other Allegations | 2 |
| Duty of Fair Representation | 2 |
| Denial of Access | 1 |
| Picketing/Strike Actions | 1 |
| Statements | 1 |
Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System
Pensions
Pensions Linked to the Union
| Pension Name/Sponsor | Members | Funding Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Juan De La Cruz Farm Workers Pension Plan Juan De La Cruz Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees | 11,083 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service.