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Talking a Big Game
Randi Weingarten has been making the rounds over the last couple of weeks, traveling the country in search of editorial boards and townhalls to talk to. Being a charming individual, she invariably comes off as reasonable; the standard response usually sounds something like this one from William McKenzie at the Dallas Morning News: Before we [more...]

Posted Fri, 10 Sep 2010 .

Constitutional Class Sizes
The Miami Herald reports that Florida’s statewide teachers union has filed a lawsuit to stop the state from counting votes on a constitutional amendment that would alter class sizes in the state. A lawyer for Florida’s statewide teachers union asked a judge Wednesday to block the counting of votes cast on the Legislature’s proposed state [more...]

Posted Thu, 09 Sep 2010 .

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Union Profile

2005  |  2006
Basic Facts
Total Assets: $ 194,610 
Members: 10,586 
Employees: 13 
Employees earning over $75,000: 1 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 102 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 11 
Government Security Officers (UGSOA)
National Headquarters
7230 MEADE STREET
WESTMINSTER, CO 80030


Membership
Total Membership:   10,586
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 194,610
Total Receipts:  $ 1,757,103



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

Finiancial Disbursements
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Representational Activities (107.0%) $ 770,726 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 0.1%) $ 393 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 26.8%) $ 193,204 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 23.2%) $ 167,087 more detailed information
Total Compensation ( 63.7%) $ 458,699 
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
UGSOA Local 80 (Washington, DC) 170
UGSOA Local 20 (St Louis, MO) 160
UGSOA Local 401 (Fort Rucker, AL) 127
UGSOA Local 22 (Florence, AL) 110
UGSOA Local 34 (Upper Marlboro, MD) 100
UGSOA Local 16 (Vernon, VT) 96
UGSOA Local 12 (Stowe, PA) 93
UGSOA Local 56 (Cleveland, OH) 87
UGSOA Local 68 (Mememphis, TN) 76
UGSOA Local 58 (Philadelphia, PA) 73
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International UGSOA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
James Vissar   President     $ 98,082
James Carney   Senior Vice President     $ 77,133
Donna Huff   Director     $ 65,063
Larry Ferris   Director     $ 63,813
E L Woolley   Director     $ 61,375
Ben Couch   Director     $ 52,324
Ronald Smith   Deputy Director     $ 49,813
Laronny Vance   Bookkeeper     $ 37,925
Jacqueline Keating   Office Assistant     $ 30,019
Ryszard Zurek   Database Coordinator     $ 29,893
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Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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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: 11
[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