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Communications Workers of America, Local 3204

Basic Information

Local 3204

Quick Facts

Members
1,887
Assets
$656,761
Employees
10
Primary Industry
Communications

Address

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
279 LOGAN STREET SE
ATLANTA, GA 30312

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.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $656,761
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $708,436
Total Spent $834,966

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $359,369 (-26.0%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $297,392 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $0
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $622,312
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $260
Dividends $0
Rents $1,765
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $84,099
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $11,806

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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 2022
$834,966

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $326,377 (39.09%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $10,441 (1.25%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $3,974 (0.48%)
General Overhead $89,639 (10.74%)
Union Administration $217,632 (26.06%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $284,453 (34.07%)
To Union Employees $111,920 (13.40%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

Search All Spending

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Total Members
1,887
Income per Member
$375
Dues (per MONTH)
$2

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20026,600
20035,449
20044,800
20054,500
20074,088
20083,803
20093,645
20103,158
20112,571
20122,217
20132,172
20142,123
20152,083
20162,105
20171,932
20181,825
20191,649
20201,673
20211,959
20221,887

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation
$48,161
Total Employees
10
Employees Making more than $75,000
1

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
EDMUND BARLOWPRESIDENT$165,663
SHEILA SAWYER-REEDSTEWARD$66,428
VANESSA WARESECRETARY/TREASURER$50,277
$41,199
KASHIMIRA BROWNVICE PRESIDENT$40,364
ANTONIO BARLOWVICE PRESIDENT$39,218
YOLANDA PEARSONEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$27,122
KAREN NAGJEEVICE PRESIDENT$23,658
JOHNNY SPARKSJANITOR$16,078
BENJAMIN MARSHALLSTEWARD$11,601

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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 Representation1

Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Communications1

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.