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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
[click on the text below for more detailed information]
Total Assets: $ 346,378,697 
Members: 754,978 
Employees: 1280 
Employees earning over $75,000: 199 
Total Political Funds: $ 1,144,325 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 1,748 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 264 
Steelworkers (USWA)
National Headquarters
FIVE GATEWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

The United Steel Workers of America (USWA) claims over 1.2 million active and retired workers amongst its ranks, including many workers outside of the steel industry despite the union's name. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it is an active labor union, working politically and in workplaces to promote its ideals and advocate for its workers.

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Membership
Total Membership:   754,978
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 346,378,697
Total Receipts:  $ 1,125,882,062



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

Financial Disbursements
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Representational Activities ( 24.0%) $ 103,541,408 more detailed information
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 1.0%) $ 4,390,275 more detailed information
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 0.3%) $ 1,492,433 more detailed information
General Overhead ( 3.1%) $ 13,390,984 more detailed information
Union Administration ( 4.2%) $ 18,128,120 more detailed information
Strike Benefits ( 4.5%) $ 19,295,829 
Total Compensation ( 13.1%) $ 56,445,594 
Per Capita Tax ( 1.5%) $ 6,497,257 
Other ( 48.2%) $ 207,870,747 
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
USWA Local 8888 (Newport News, VA) 5,773
USWA Local 7600 (Fontana, CA) 4,422
USWA Local 1010 (East Chicago, IN) 3,980
USWA Local 9777 (Bridgeview, IL) 3,800
USWA Local 14581 (Elkhorn City, KY) 3,500
USWA Local 1999 (Indianapolis, IN) 3,291
USWA Local 1123 (Canton, OH) 2,747
USWA Local 9477 (Baltimore, MD) 2,600
USWA Local 878 (Union City, TN) 2,480
USWA Local 1014 (Gary, IN) 2,283
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International USWA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Kenneth Neumann   National Director-canada     $ 186,304
Bernard Kleiman   Attorney     $ 185,275
Leon Lynch   Vice President     $ 166,550
Leo Gerard   President     $ 155,803
Norman Rivard   Intl Rep     $ 155,736
Thomas Conway   Vice President     $ 154,309
Wayne Fraser   Director     $ 150,976
Michel Arsenault   Director     $ 149,618
Stephen Hunt   Director     $ 146,477
James Robinson   Director     $ 143,854
[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: UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION FUND
Total Given: $ 1,074,781


Other Affiliated PACs
UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA $ 69,544 

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.


Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30 percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.

Decertification Elections
Union members unhappy with their current union can opt to decertify it as their exclusive bargaining representative. These are known as "RD" cases.

Decertification Petitions Filed: 264
[see decertifications]

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

 Elections Records
Despite the commonly held belief that most workers would like to join a union, union representation elections—also known as "RC Cases"—often fail.

Certification Elections since 2000