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Carpenters (CJA)
National Headquarters
101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is the largest building trades union in the United States. One of the unions that formed the American Federation of Labor in 1886, it left the AFL-CIO in 2001.

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Financial Information
Total Assets:   $ 202,684,349
Total Receipts:   $ 79,175,753
Total Disbursements:   $ 74,883,960

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


Membership
 Total Membership:   524,237

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


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
CJA Local 687 (Detroit, MI) 8,477
CJA Local 608 (New York, NY) 7,145
CJA Local 1506 (Los Angeles, CA) 6,523
CJA Local 1977 (Las Vegas, NV) 6,419
CJA Local 745 (Honolulu, HI) 5,417
CJA Local 721 (Whittier, CA) 4,870
CJA Local 405 (San Jose, CA) 4,270
CJA Local 157 (New York, NY) 4,120
CJA Local 409 (Los Angeles, CA) 4,004
CJA Local 713 (Hayward, CA) 3,834
[show all locals & affiliates]

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

Officials
Top 10 International CJA Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Douglas Mccarron   General Pres     $ 369,260
Andris Siling   Gen Sec-treas     $ 321,019
Douglas Banes   Gen Vice Pres     $ 313,920
Randy Sowell   Dir Of Real Est     $ 304,035
Jose Ju Collado   Distr Vice Pres     $ 265,655
Michael Draper   Distr Vice Pres     $ 239,164
W J Michalowski   Distr Vice Pres     $ 237,200
James D Slebiska   Distr Vice Pres     $ 237,087
Bobby Yeggy   Distr Vice Pres     $ 228,704
Rodney Ogle   Dir Of Organizi     $ 227,216
[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 BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS/JOINERS OF AMER NEW ENGLAND REG CARPENTERS LEGIS EMP CMTE
Total Given: $ 85,000
 


 
Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.


 
527 Money
In most cases, unions use 527 organizations to make unlimited "soft money" donations to campaigns or candidates they support. Unlike PACs, 527 organiztions do not coordinate with specific candidates, and as a result, are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission.

 
Total Affiliated 527 Receipts:   $ 2,015,260
Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements:   $ 4,957,033


  [show all funds]
Source: Internal Revenue Service 527 electronic form 8872 filings

 
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: 119
[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