United Farm Workers

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Members

7,483

Assets

$4,909,677

Employees

Primary Industry

Accommodation and Food Services

Address

UNITED FARM WORKERS
29700 WOODFORD TEHACHAPI RD
KEENE, CA 93531

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	$4,909,677
Total Liabilities	$1,059,955
Total Income	$7,360,727
Total Spent	$7,743,340

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash	$627,761 (-37.9%)
Accounts Receivable	$415,987 (-30.2%)
Investments	$1,937,621 (+18.0%)
Fixed Assets	$1,800,401 (+18.0%)
Treasury Securities	$0 (0.0%)
Other Assets	$127,907 (-17.5%)
Loans Receivable	$0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable	$166,668
Accounts Payable	$181,614
Other Liabilities	$242,777
Mortgages	$468,896

Income

Dues	$3,961,188
Per Person Tax	$650,275
Investments	$0
Supplies	$23,083
Loan Repayment	$0
Interest	$0
Dividends	$69,555
Rents	$70,330
Fees and Fines	$0
Loans Obtained	$0
Other Receipts	$2,586,296
Affiliates	$0
Members	$0
Reinvestments	$0
All Others	$559,557

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

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 2019

$7,743,340

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational	$1,903,230 (24.58%)
Political Activities and Lobbying	$105,020 (1.36%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	$68,267 (0.88%)
General Overhead	$3,542,564 (45.75%)
Union Administration	$870,292 (11.24%)
Strike Benefits	$0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers	$636,816 (8.22%)
To Union Employees	$1,962,278 (25.34%)
Education	$0 (0.00%)
Fees	$0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Membership

Total Members

7,483

Income per Member

$984

Dues (per GROSS WAGES)

Membership Trend

Year	Members
2002	5,146
2003	5,367
2004	5,638
2005	5,485
2006	5,504
2007	5,254
2008	5,182
2009	5,325
2010	5,219
2011	4,264
2012	4,443
2013	10,278
2014	8,368
2015	8,274
2016	9,555
2017	9,961
2018	8,733
2019	7,483

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation

$62,486

Total Employees

Employees Making more than $75,000

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
ERIK NICHOLSON	NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT	$187,398
TERESA ROMERO	PRESIDENT	$156,875
ARMANDO ELENES	SECRETARY TREASURER	$143,479
CONSUELO ANDREESEN	CHIEF ADMIN. OFFICER	$125,762
LAURO BARAJAS	NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT	$102,113
JEANNETTE MOSQUEDA	OPERATIONS MANAGER	$95,901
JULIO ESTRADA	TECHNOLOGY MANAGER	$95,224
ROMAN PINAL	REGIONAL DIRECTOR	$93,317
JOSE IBARRA	ACCOUNTING MANAGER	$87,575
OSCAR MEJIA	INTERNAL COORDINATOR	$87,509

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/Sponsor	Members	Funding Percentage
Pension Fund For The Employees Of Ufw Of America & Related Organizations United Furniture Workers Of America And Related Organizations	105	55.6

Associated Pension Funds

These pension funds are tied to the union according to their name only. There is no formal system for identifying all pension funds associated with a union. As a result, some of these pension fund may not be associated with the union.

Pension Name/Sponsor	Members	Funding Percentage
Pension Fund For The Employees Of Ufw Of America & Related Organizations United Furniture Workers Of America And Related Organizations	105	55.6

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

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

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
32-RD-180667	Foster Poultry Farms	July 22nd, 2016
32-RD-166707	United Farm Workers of America	December 28th, 2015
31-RD-165627	United Farm Workers "UFW"	December 7th, 2015
36-RD-001727	Beef Northwest Feeders, LLC	October 2nd, 2009

» 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.

Allegation	Cases Filed
8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting))	7
8(b)(1)(A) Duty of Fair Representation, incl'g Superseniority, denial of access	4
8(a)(1) Concerted Activities (Retaliation, Discharge, Discipline)	3
8(a)(3) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment	3
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract [Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]	3
8(a)(5) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith Bargaining (incl'g surface bargaining/direct dealing)	2
8(a)(3) Discipline	1
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract[Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]	1
8(b)(1)(A) Coercion, incl'g Statements and Violence	1
8(b)(2) Union Security Related Actions	1

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

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Strikes

Employer/Location	Union	Employees on Strike
Gargiulo, Inc Fresno County, CA	UFW Local	237
Atkinson Staffing Hermiston, OR	UFW Local	52
Willow Creek Dairy Boardman, OR	UFW Local	57
La Union Es Para Todos Salinas, CA	UFW Local	0

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Recent Contract Negotiations

Industry	Contracts
Accommodation and Food Services	8
Personal Serv & Private Organizations	1
Other	1
Not Provided	1
Manufacturing	1

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.