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Update: Senator Harkin justifies vote saying NLRB nomineee “cannot” change the rules
When it comes to whether NLRB nominee Craig Becker can “implement the Employee Free Choice Act by administrative fiat,” AFL-CIO’s Stewart Acuff says “yes”. Senator Harkin justified his pro-Becker vote yesterday by saying “no”. This comes directly from Senator Tom Harkin’s prepared statement at the HELP Committee Executive Session on Pending Nominations yesterday.  Shout out to [more...]

Posted Fri, 05 Feb 2010 .

AFL-CIO’s Stewart Acuff: NLRB appointees can “change the rules”
Update: Senator Harkin justifies vote saying NLRB nomineee “cannot” change the rules As the Director of Organizing at the AFL-CIO, Stewart Acuff draws a smaller crowd than the SEIU’s Andy Stern or his boss at the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka. But that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have something laughable to say. In his poorly timed Huffington Post [more...]

Posted Thu, 04 Feb 2010 .

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Union Profile

2005  |  2006
Basic Facts
Total Assets: $ 186,244,257 
Members: 2,767,696 
Employees: 886 
Employees earning over $75,000: 443 
Total Political Funds: $ 3,645,395 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 28 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 3 
National Education Association (NEA)
National Headquarters
1201 16TH ST NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20036

The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States, representing most of the country's teachers along with other school personnel. The NEA has 2.7 million members and is headquartered in Washington DC, and has an annual operating budget of around $150 million. Reg Weaver, a graduate of Roosevelt University, is the NEA's current president. Traditionally a professional organization, it is not a member of the AFL-CIO unlike its smaller rival the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

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Membership
Total Membership:   2,767,696
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 186,244,257
Total Receipts:  $ 343,189,202



Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Finiancial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 14.7%) $ 50,433,648 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 7.8%) $ 26,934,620 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 21.5%) $ 73,873,608 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 18.1%) $ 62,358,768 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 18.7%) $ 64,445,097 more detailed information
Strike Benefits ( 0.0%) $ 51,689 
Total Compensation ( 13.4%) $ 46,055,067 
Per Capita Tax ( 0.7%) $ 2,323,439 
Other ( 5.1%) $ 17,614,113 
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
NEA State Association (Harrisburg, PA) 173,761
NEA State Association 0 (East Lansing, MI) 137,231
NEA State Association (Columbus, OH) 131,000
NEA State Association (Springfield, IL) 120,741
NEA State Association (Tallahassee, FL) 118,787
NEA State Association (Austin, TX) 56,284
NEA Association (Albany, NY) 37,033
NEA State Association (Augusta, ME) 25,301
NEA State Association (Cranston, RI) 10,992
NEA State Association (Washington, DC) 6,122
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International NEA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Reg Weaver   Nea President     $ 417,858
John Wilson   Exec Director     $ 351,803
Lily Eskelsen   Nea Secty/treas     $ 337,867
Dennis Van Roekel   Nea Vp     $ 329,045
Joann Waller   Regionaldir     $ 314,790
Linda Boitano   Manager D     $ 277,743
John Stocks   Depexecdir     $ 253,908
Michael Embree   Regionaldir     $ 240,422
Michael Mcpherson   Cfo     $ 231,636
Nelson Okino   Manager D     $ 229,522
[show all officers & salaries]

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Political Money

Political Action Committees (PAC)
Unions typically use PACs to make "hard money" contributions to specific candidates they support. Each PAC can donate up to $5,000 per candidate per election. PACs are highly regulated under the Federal Election Commission.

Featured PAC: NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
Total Given: $ 2,985,945


Other Affiliated PACs
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION $ 652,868 
NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $ 2,782 
KANSAS-NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PACESETTER PAC (PACESETTER-PAC) $ 2,500 
POLITICAL ACTION COUNCIL OF EDUCATORS(UNITED TEACHERS-LOS ANGELES) $ 1,300 

Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.


527 Money
In most cases, unions use 527 organizations to make unlimited "soft money" donations to campaigns or candidates they support. Unlike PACs, 527 organizations do not coordinate with specific candidates, and as a result, are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission.

Total Affiliated 527 Receipts:  $ 1,459,506
Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements:  $ 7,426,186


[show all funds]
Source: Internal Revenue Service 527 electronic form 8872 filings
Unfair Labor Practices

The National Labor Relations Board investigates instances of union violations of the National Labor Relations Act and other labor laws. Unfair Labor Practices include instances of bad faith bargaining, excessive dues, violence, threats and many other violations.


Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30 percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.

Decertification Elections
Union members unhappy with their current union can opt to decertify it as their exclusive bargaining representative. These are known as "RD" cases.

Decertification Petitions Filed: 3
[see decertifications]

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

 Elections Records
Despite the commonly held belief that most workers would like to join a union, union representation elections—also known as "RC Cases"—often fail.

Certification Elections since 2000