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Transit Union

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Members
190,378
Assets
$203,071,676
Employees
84
Primary Industry
Transportation and Warehousing

Address

TRANSIT UNION
10000 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE
SILVER SPRING, MD 20903

Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Transit Union Conference Board Eastern Can-am Conference Board  /  Toronto Ontario Canada, 0044,537
Transit Union Local 689Forestville, MD15,519
Transit Union Local Division 1181Valley Stream, NY12,864
Transit Union Conference Board New York State Legislative  /  Oakland Gardens, NY12,524
Transit Union Local Division 241Chicago, IL11,740
Transit Union Joint Council Del-mar-va  /  Forestville, MD7,362
Transit Union Joint Council New Jersey State  /  Kenilworth, NJ6,007
Transit Union Local Division 757Portland, OR5,167
Transit Union Local 587Tukwila, WA5,130
Transit Union Conference Board Pennsylvania Legislative  /  Verona, PA4,541
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

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

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 $203,071,676
Total Liabilities $9,695,378
Total Income $34,630,819
Total Spent $40,923,539

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $3,150,808 (-66.6%)
Accounts Receivable $1,790,046 (+68.6%)
Investments $136,433,088 (-0.7%)
Fixed Assets $541,476 (-0.7%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $15,652,788 (+15.6%)
Loans Receivable $45,503,470 (+2.7%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $955,425
Other Liabilities $8,739,953
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $29,604
Per Person Tax $29,800,472
Investments $0
Supplies $2,805
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $11,697
Dividends $4,187,542
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $68,162
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $530,537
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $48,132,336
All Others $111,129

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
$40,923,539

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $6,910,682 (16.89%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $2,437,897 (5.96%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $189,309 (0.46%)
General Overhead $4,453,455 (10.88%)
Union Administration $5,183,734 (12.67%)
Strike Benefits $24,130 (0.06%)
To Union Officers $3,278,307 (8.01%)
To Union Employees $4,746,951 (11.60%)
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
190,378
Income per Member
$182
Dues (per Month)
Various

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002179,861
2003182,597
2004181,955
2005180,598
2006181,140
2007183,781
2008186,656
2009191,812
2010192,179
2011189,580
2012190,118
2013192,437
2014193,683
2015192,601
2016197,009
2017199,968
2018199,986
2019201,645
2020203,167
2021195,669
2022190,378

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation
$131,779
Total Employees
84
Employees Making more than $75,000
66

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JOHN COSTAINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT$341,819
JAVIER PEREZINTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE V$275,634
KENNETH KIRKINTERNATIONAL SECRETARY-T$275,071
MICHELLE SOMMERSINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$271,139
JAMES LINDSAY, IIIINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$251,023
CURTIS HOWARDINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$248,787
RICHARD MURPHYINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$233,864
RAYMOND GREAVESINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$227,909
YVETTE TRUJILLOINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$219,548
STEPHAN MACDOUGALLINTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID$217,662

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Spending

Federal Election Donations, by Party

Donations to Democrats
$8,417,522 (93%)
Donations to Republicans
$543,850 (6%)
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: November 5th, 2016

Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Amalgamated Transit Union$9,010,072

527 Spending

A union's 527 committee makes contributions to political candidates and other organizations for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. Unlike Political Action Committees, which are strictly regulated by the Federal Election Commission, 527s are regulated by the IRS. These committees are often considered a form of "soft money."

Total 527 Expenditures
$2,343,015
527 CommitteeTotal Spent
Amalgamated Transit Union$2,343,015

Source: Internal Revenue Service by way of the Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying
$11,122,100

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Amalgamated Transit Union$11,122,100

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Crime, Corruption & Racketeering

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Type of Criminal ActivityNumber of Incidents
1
criminal charges23
embezzlement charges31
Guilty Pleas39
Indictments13
Officials Sentenced23

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Financial Audits

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

LocalDateView Audit
ATU Local 1564May 27, 2016Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1743July 1, 2013Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1733April 8, 2013Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1763April 8, 2013Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1512March 14, 2013Full Audit Text
ATU Local 859February 14, 2013Full Audit Text
ATU Local 752February 11, 2013Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1333May 9, 2012Full Audit Text
ATU Local 416May 9, 2012Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1001January 27, 2012Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1704April 20, 2011Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1212March 31, 2011Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1625December 16, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1560September 23, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1070August 16, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1605August 5, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1235August 3, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 788June 22, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 192April 1, 2010Full Audit Text
ATU Local 22November 4, 2009Full Audit Text
ATU Local August 31, 2009Full Audit Text
ATU Local 758March 26, 2009Full Audit Text
ATU Local 19March 20, 2009Full Audit Text
ATU Local 1552February 11, 2009Full Audit Text
ATU Local November 19, 2008Full Audit Text
ATU Local 443January 31, 2008Full Audit Text
ATU Local 788December 13, 2005Full Audit Text
ATU Local 448May 20, 2005Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Union Decertifications

Unionized employees can elect to revoke a union's right to represent them through a process called a decertification. In order to decertify a union, a majority of the unionized employees must vote to remove the union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Total Decertification Petitions
65

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
19-RD-176137First Student, Inc.
May 12th, 2016
01-RD-171107BRUSH HILL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
March 4th, 2016
29-RD-160052MVP Transportation, Inc
September 16th, 2015
16-RD-159846TRANSDEV SERVICES, INC.
September 11th, 2015
29-RD-158863MVP Transportation Inc.
August 27th, 2015
29-RD-158585MVP Transportation, Inc.
August 24th, 2015
22-RD-158164EASTON COACH COMPANY
August 18th, 2015
19-RD-154204First Student
June 15th, 2015
09-RD-142180LP TAYLORSVILLE, LLC D/B/A SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF SPENCER COUNTY
December 4th, 2014
05-RD-141327TransDev/Veolia Transportation Services Inc.
November 20th, 2014

» See All Decertifications

Source: National Labor Relations Board
Case Activity Tracking System

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
8(b)(1)(A) Duty of Fair Representation, incl'g Superseniority, denial of access556
8(a)(5) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith Bargaining (incl'g surface bargaining/direct dealing)326
8(a)(1) Coercive Actions (Surveillance, etc)286
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract[Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]266
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract [Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]262
8(a)(5) Refusal to Furnish Information255
8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting))229
8(a)(1) Concerted Activities (Retaliation, Discharge, Discipline)198
8(a)(1) Coercive Statements (Threats, Promises of Benefits, etc.)174
8(a)(3) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment148
8(a)(3) Discipline126
8(b)(1)(A) Coercion, incl'g Statements and Violence83
8(b)(3) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith or Surface Bargaining57
8(b)(1)(A) Union Dues and/or Membership Related (including excessive fees)54
8(a)(1) Interrogation (including Polling)52
8(a)(1) Weingarten49
8(a)(1) Coercive Rules44
8(b)(2) Union Security Related Actions34
8(a)(4) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment25
8(a)(2) Assistance24

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

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Strikes

Employer/LocationUnionDays on StrikeEmployees on Strike
STAR TRANS (STAR TRANSIT LLC)
Austin, TX		ATU Local 109192831
First Transit - Mesa Transit Properties
Mesa, AZ		ATU Local 143360250
First Transit - Tempe Transit Properties
Tempe, AZ		ATU Local 143360275
RTD
Denver, CO		ATU Local 1531
First Transit
Tuscaloosa, AL		ATU Local 3148
Para Transit Bus Cos of New York City
NEW YORK, NY		ATU Local 1
Atlantic Express
New York, NY		ATU Local 8
Escambia County Area Transit
Pensacola, FL		ATU Local 139585
Escambia County Area Transit
Pensacola, FL		ATU Local 139585
COMMAND BUS COMPANY
East Elmhurst, NY		ATU Local 400

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Transportation and Warehousing327
Transportation221
Not Provided26
Personal Serv & Private Organizations7
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation5
Service5
Health Care and Social Assistance3
Other3
Manufacturing3
County Government2
State Government2
Educational Services1
Support Serv. & Waste Management1
Petro Chemicals1
Not Applicable1
Local Government1
Federal Government1
K-12 Education1
Higher Education1
Health Care1
Accommodation and Food Services1

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.