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A Union-Approved Candidate
Here at Labor Pains, we often talk about the political clout of unions, how they funnel millions upon millions of dollars into elections, the vast majority of which goes to Democratic candidates. But it’s not often that a union makes a power play this blatant: A government studies teacher at Washington Irving High School in [more...]

Posted Tue, 31 Aug 2010 .

What They Are Really Thinking
The recent kerfuffle over the Los Angeles Times releasing scads of data on LA’s teachers has provided some interesting insights into how defenders of teachers unions think. The head of the LA teachers union, for example, said he was “outraged” that the Times would publish data revealing which teachers were effective and which teachers weren’t [more...]

Posted Mon, 30 Aug 2010 .

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Union Profile

2005  |  2006
Basic Facts
Total Assets: $ 221,335,049 
Members: 523,126 
Employees: 63 
Employees earning over $75,000: 38 
Total Political Funds: $ 221,383 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 1,610 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 119 
Carpenters (CJA)
National Headquarters
101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is the largest building trades union in the United States. One of the unions that formed the American Federation of Labor in 1886, it left the AFL-CIO in 2001.

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Membership
Total Membership:   523,126
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 221,335,049
Total Receipts:  $ 94,695,533



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

Finiancial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 2.9%) $ 5,212,846 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 1.1%) $ 1,921,171 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 6.4%) $ 11,549,208 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 13.8%) $ 24,921,279 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 3.7%) $ 6,600,979 more detailed information
Total Compensation ( 4.6%) $ 8,355,109 
Per Capita Tax ( 1.5%) $ 2,761,962 
Other ( 66.0%) $ 119,156,237 
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
CJA District Council (Los Angeles, CA) 52,464
CJA District Council (Chicago, IL) 46,028
CJA Council (Oakland, CA) 37,360
CJA Conference (Oakland, CA) 37,360
CJA Council (Boston, MA) 24,786
CJA District Council (New York, NY) 22,855
CJA State Council (Pittsburgh, PA) 22,029
CJA District Council (St Louis, MO) 21,436
CJA Council (Cleveland, OH) 19,973
CJA District Council (Kent, WA) 19,915
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International CJA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Douglas Mccarron   General President     $ 411,949
Andris Silins   General Sec/treas     $ 351,734
Douglas Banes   General Vice President     $ 337,551
Randy Sowell   Director Of Real Estate     $ 326,242
Charles Maples   District Vice President     $ 257,806
Michael Draper   District Vice President     $ 256,436
Bobby Yeggy   District Vice President     $ 252,684
Stanley Solaas   Assistant To President     $ 248,859
James Slebiska   District Vice President     $ 238,843
Rodney Ogle   Organizing Director     $ 238,516
[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: UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS/JOINERS OF AMER NEW ENGLAND REG CARPENTERS LEGIS EMP CMTE
Total Given: $ 139,900


Other Affiliated PACs
NEW JERSEY STATE CARPENTERS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE $ 77,783 
EMPIRE STATE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND - FEDERAL $ 3,450 
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT CMTE $ 250 

Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.


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: 119
[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