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American Federation of Teachers, Local - New York State United Teachers

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Address

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
800 TROY SCHENECTADY ROAD
LATHAM, NY 121102455

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 $251,974,412
Total Liabilities $431,765,746
Total Income $268,923,449
Total Spent $307,662,049

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $44,848,366 (-46.3%)
Accounts Receivable $17,555,224 (-19.8%)
Investments $103,307,105 (+38.0%)
Fixed Assets $36,351,631 (+38.0%)
Treasury Securities $49,216,262 (+247.0%)
Other Assets $-4,184,137 (-163.6%)
Loans Receivable $4,879,961 (+7.1%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $19,437,063
Other Liabilities $412,328,683
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $138,358,036
Per Person Tax $2,780,693
Investments $316,477
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $5,196,305
Interest $1,914,078
Dividends $0
Rents $2,195,817
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $32,580,958
Affiliates $85,561,775
Members $19,310
Reinvestments $30,920,922
All Others $964,853

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.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $81,995,310 (26.65%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $8,272,460 (2.69%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $430,735 (0.14%)
General Overhead $6,714,078 (2.18%)
Union Administration $4,705,274 (1.53%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $2,330,018 (0.76%)
To Union Employees $30,695,211 (9.98%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002368,455
2003373,557
2004374,201
2005511,000
2006518,000
2007559,500
2008577,657
2009587,297
2010610,949
2011592,256
2012593,872
2013596,957
2014612,297
2015618,018
2016631,034
2017643,047
2018664,238
2019663,681
2020671,529
2021671,279
2022674,520

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
J PHILIPPE ABRAHAMSECRETARY TREASURER$316,139
ANDREW PALLOTTAPRESIDENT$311,615
RONALD GROSS2ND VP$285,383
MELINDA PERSONEXEC DIR AND POL DIRECTOR$271,330
DANIEL KINLEYDIR-POLICY&PROGRAM DEV$267,898
JOLENE DIBRANGOEXEC VP$265,883
$254,631
ALBERT COMFORT IIILRS$242,114
ROBERT REILLYGENERAL COUNSEL$237,847
MICHAEL DEELYDIRECTOR MEM GROWTH ORGAN$219,966

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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