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United Farm Workers

Basic Information

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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

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.

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

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20025,146
20035,367
20045,638
20055,485
20065,504
20075,254
20085,182
20095,325
20105,219
20114,264
20124,443
201310,278
20148,368
20158,274
20169,555
20179,961
20188,733
20197,483

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
ERIK NICHOLSONNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT$187,398
TERESA ROMEROPRESIDENT$156,875
ARMANDO ELENESSECRETARY TREASURER$143,479
CONSUELO ANDREESENCHIEF ADMIN. OFFICER$125,762
LAURO BARAJASNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT$102,113
JEANNETTE MOSQUEDA OPERATIONS MANAGER$95,901
JULIO ESTRADATECHNOLOGY MANAGER$95,224
ROMAN PINALREGIONAL DIRECTOR$93,317
JOSE IBARRAACCOUNTING MANAGER$87,575
OSCAR MEJIAINTERNAL COORDINATOR$87,509

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Pension Fund For The Employees Of Ufw Of America & Related Organizations
United Furniture Workers Of America And Related Organizations
10555.6

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/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Pension Fund For The Employees Of Ufw Of America & Related Organizations
United Furniture Workers Of America And Related Organizations
10555.6

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).

Recent Decertification Petitions

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

Source: National Labor Relations Board
Case Activity Tracking System

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations

Recent Strikes

Employer/LocationUnionDays on StrikeEmployees 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