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18354 QUANTICO GATEWAY DR
TRIANGLE, VA 22172

UMW's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
United Mine Workers National Headquarters
Triangle, VA		76,434
United Mine Workers District 17
Charleston, WV		20,193
United Mine Workers District 12
Springfield, IL		14,547
United Mine Workers District 20
Birmingham, AL		11,528
United Mine Workers District 31
Fairmont, WV		9,100
United Mine Workers District 6
Shadyside, OH		5,326
United Mine Workers Local 1487
Christopher Il 62822, IL		4,400
United Mine Workers District 22
Price, UT		3,715
United Mine Workers Local 1638
Moundsville, WV		1,180
United Mine Workers Local 1440
Matewan, WV		1,063
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

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

  • Total Assets?: $177,333,651.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $1,383,440.00
  • Total Income?: $212,823,218.00
  • Total Spent?: $219,778,218.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $9,566,307.00 (-42.1%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $868.00 (-57.1%)
  • Investments?: $165,930,906.00 (+12.9%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $1,624,957.00 (+12.9%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (-100.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $192,287.00 (-56.5%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $18,326.00 (-51.7%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $11,838,038.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $0.00
  • Investments?: $161,340,595.00
  • Supplies?: $1,827.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $9,537,476.00
  • Dividends?: $7,718.00
  • Rents?: $245,830.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $7,964,156.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $356,132.00
  • Affiliates?: $21,468,605.00
  • Members?: $33,210.00
  • Reinvestments?: $29,631.00
  • All Others?: $34,890.00

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: $219,778,218.00

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Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $9,287,899.00 (4.23%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $1,535,522.00 (0.70%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $196,810.00 (0.09%)
  • General Overhead?: $3,938,883.00 (1.79%)
  • Union Administration?: $4,626,639.00 (2.11%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $1,241,996.00 (0.57%)
  • To Union Employees?: $6,287,105.00 (2.86%)
  • 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: 76,434

Membership Trend



YearMembers
2002100,570
2003101,745
2004100,609
200590,075
200686,101
200780,060
200877,824
200977,810
201076,434

Income per Member: $2,784.40

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $74,354.58
  • Total Employees: 142
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 42

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
$381,347.00
CECIL ROBERTSPRESIDENT$175,276.00
DANIEL KANESEC-TREASURER$161,458.00
GRANT CRANDALLGENERAL COUNSEL$142,673.00
MARIANNE DELBALZOCONTROLLER$133,283.00
MARTY HUDSONEXECUTIVE ASSIS TO PRES$132,237.00
DEBORAH STERNASSOC GEN COUNSEL$131,824.00
JUDITH RIVLINASSOC GEN COUNSEL$130,857.00
JAMES GIBBSAT LARGE INTERNATIONAL VP$126,859.00
DENNIS O'DELLDIR., HEALTH & SAFETY$125,165.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

Political Activities

State-level Political Operations

Democrats: $946,085.00
Republicans: $33,424.00

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics by way of Transparency Data.

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $6,115,667.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

UMW's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying
Fed Budget & Appropriations$4,647,174.00
Health Issues$4,335,448.00
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace$3,793,448.00
Clean Air & Water$2,806,433.00
Energy & Nuclear Power$2,690,540.00
Environment & Superfund$2,290,000.00
Retirement$2,240,000.00
Utilities$1,810,000.00
Trade$1,777,701.00
Government Issues$544,127.00

UMW Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
United Mine Workers$6,115,667.00

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Financial Audits

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.

LocalViolationsView Audit
UMW Local 17023Full Audit Text
UMW Local 18101Full Audit Text
UMW Local 22860Full Audit Text
UMW Local 17135Full Audit Text
UMW Local 15037Full Audit Text
UMW Local 5958Full Audit Text
UMW Local 1188Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: January 1st, 2010

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: 12

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
13-RD-02598Teamsters Local 705
United Mine Workers of America Union #507, District 12		May 30th, 2008
09-RD-02126MOUNTAIN EDGE MINING (LOGAN FORK)
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA		October 19th, 2006
09-RD-02103MOUNTAIN EDGE MINING INC. (LOGAN FORK MINE)
United Mine Workers of America		March 31st, 2006
06-RD-0147112th Congressional Region Equipment Co., Inc.
United Mine Workers of America, Region 1, AFL-CIO, CLC		June 26th, 2002
06-RD-01457Mon Valley Transportation Center, Inc.
United Mine Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC		December 14th, 2001
11-RD-00626B.A. Mullican Lumber & Mfg. Co., Inc.
United Mine Workers of America		September 17th, 2001
09-RD-01954CARBORUNDUM GRINDING WHEEL COMPANY
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA		November 1st, 2000
06-RD-01428Romeo & Sons, Inc.
United Mine Workers of America, Local 2022, AFL-CIO		October 31st, 2000
11-RD-00609Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
United Mine Workers of America		October 20th, 2000
11-RD-00606Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
United Mine Workers of America		July 7th, 2000

» See All Decertifications

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.

AllegationCases Filed
Duty of Fair Representation56
Other Allegations47
Actions of Picketers11
Picketing/Strike Actions9
Threatening Statements5
All Allegations4
Repudiation/Modification of Contract3
Time/Place of Picketing3
Union Security Related (including Beck)2
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)2
Coercive Statements2
Denial of Access2
Requiring Payments other than dues2
Failure to Sign Agreement1
Statements1
Refusal to Furnish Information1
Lawsuits1
Interrogation1
All Allegations against a Labor Organization1
Disparagement of Employee1

Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Strikes

Employer/LocationUnionDays on StrikeEmployees on Strike
Foundation Coal Company
Linthicum Heights, 		UMWA Local 8900
Wabash Mine Holding Company
Linthicum Heights, 		UMWA Local 8250

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
International Union, United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan
United Mine Workers of America		666
United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Employees Pension Plan
United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust		619

Source: Internal Revenue Service.