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Dancing Lemons
If you follow teachers unions long enough, one of the odder things you’ll notice is that almost as often as a teachers union sues for firing lousy employees, they sue for hiring other employees. We see the latest example of that in Detroit this morning, where the Detroit Federation of Teachers has sued to block [more...]

Posted Fri, 03 Sep 2010 .

A Union-Approved Candidate
Here at Labor Pains, we often talk about the political clout of unions, how they funnel millions upon millions of dollars into elections, the vast majority of which goes to Democratic candidates. But it’s not often that a union makes a power play this blatant: A government studies teacher at Washington Irving High School in [more...]

Posted Tue, 31 Aug 2010 .

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Union Profile

2005  |  2006
Basic Facts
Total Assets: $ 187,668,597 
Members: 289,119 
Employees: 149 
Employees earning over $75,000: 64 
Total Political Funds: $ 2,236,550 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 950 
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
National Headquarters
100 INDIANA AVE N W
WASHINGTON, DC 20001


The National Association of Letter Carriers is a labor union for employees of the United States Postal Service who serve as letter carriers (informally, "mail carriers", "mailmen", or "postmen", although many are now in fact female).

This description above uses material from the Wikipedia.com and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Membership
Total Membership:   289,119




Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 187,668,597
Total Receipts:  $ 196,634,273



Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Finiancial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 5.4%) $ 10,767,272 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 0.7%) $ 1,363,568 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 0.3%) $ 639,762 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 3.3%) $ 6,594,519 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 1.4%) $ 2,801,629 more detailed information
Total Compensation ( 4.1%) $ 8,132,816 
Per Capita Tax ( 1.0%) $ 2,012,789 
Other ( 83.8%) $ 167,306,817 
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
NALC State Association (Sacramento, CA) 33,650
NALC State Association (Poughkeepsie, NY) 32,000
NALC Branch 944 (Beaver Dam, WI) 25,636
NALC State Association (Sugarland, TX) 18,000
NALC State Association (Sarasota, FL) 17,355
NALC State Association (Chicago, IL) 16,300
NALC State Association (Philadelphia, PA) 16,079
NALC Branch 193 (San Jose, CA) 14,480
NALC State Association (Northfield, NJ) 13,617
NALC State Association (Akron, OH) 13,424
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International NALC Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
William Young   President     $ 187,111
James Williams   Executive Vice President     $ 148,827
Fredric Rolando   Director City Delivery     $ 146,296
Jane Broendel   Secretary-treasurer     $ 145,851
Brian Hellman   Director Safety & Health     $ 144,769
Donald Southern   Director Retired Members     $ 144,328
James Korolowicz   Assistant Secretary-treas     $ 143,709
Gary Mullins   Vice President     $ 141,595
John Casciano   National Business Agent     $ 141,548
Patrick Carroll   National Business Agent     $ 134,722
[show all officers & salaries]

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Political Money

Political Action Committees (PAC)
Unions typically use PACs to make "hard money" contributions to specific candidates they support. Each PAC can donate up to $5,000 per candidate per election. PACs are highly regulated under the Federal Election Commission.

Featured PAC: COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND)
Total Given: $ 2,211,500


Other Affiliated PACs
BRANCH 343 - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, POLITICAL ACTION FUND $ 12,500 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BRANCH 9 P.A.L. $ 6,300 
BRANCH 193 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $ 4,000 
BRANCH 28, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $ 2,250 

Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.


Unfair Labor Practices

The National Labor Relations Board investigates instances of union violations of the National Labor Relations Act and other labor laws. Unfair Labor Practices include instances of bad faith bargaining, excessive dues, violence, threats and many other violations.