COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO CLC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO CLC (EIN 53-0246709)
Tax period: 2017-06-01 to 2018-05-31
Filed: 2019-04-15
IRS object ID: 201941059349300224
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-04-15T11:29:12-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470900880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	WEST	AddressLine2Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530246709	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	AFL-CIO CLC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024341100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 3RD STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SARA STEFFENS	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY-TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024341100	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-04-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEFFREY W LEWIS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01016134	PTIN
Phone	2023319880	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-04-15	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.100.43.98	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-04-15	IPDt
IP Tm	12:28:57	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C51C299B32E41F9A0D8E097B775B67623CAAAFCA	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2D5B0BD3402E39B7C704900C7FC251DEED649B44	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SARA STEFFENS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 3RD STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$363,914,129	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.CWA-UNION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1949	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EXEMPT LABOR ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(5).	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	732	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$184,569	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$59,687	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$11,595	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$128,576,226	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$126,789,234	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,508,501	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$35,224,957	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,045,057	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$8,811,641	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$140,189,471	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$170,837,427	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,741,579	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,395,381	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$63,741,658	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$55,218,632	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$88,116,216	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$70,382,789	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$156,599,453	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$127,996,802	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$16,409,982	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$42,840,625	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$567,823,085	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$596,513,696	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$243,769,530	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$217,765,214	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$324,053,555	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$378,748,482	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO ORGANIZE WORKERS FOR THE ECONOMIC, MORAL, AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION AND STATUS. TO ASSIST WORKERS BY PROVIDING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE DUE TO STRIKES AND DEATHS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	407	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	732	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	GM	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SARA STEFFENS SECRETARY-TREAS	PersonNm
Phone	2024341100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 3RD STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CLAUDE CUMMINGS JR
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$162,071	$0	$6,523
BERNARD J LUNZER
TNG-CWA PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$166,657	$0	$31,621
BROOKS W SUNKETT
VICE PRESIDENT - PUBLICE,	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$164,269	$0	$31,621
CHRISTOPHER M SHELTON
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$206,923	$0	$31,451
EDWARD F MOONEY
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$164,075	$0	$25,098
JAMES D CLARK
IUE-CWA DIVISION PRES.	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$163,829	$0	$31,621
LINDA L HINTON
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$162,003	$0	$16,162
SARA NELSON BORER
PRESIDENT - AFA	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$152,661	$0	$31,086
DAN WASSER
EXECUTIVE OFFICER - PPMWS	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$134,831	$0	$30,469
MARTIN O'HANLON
DIR. CWA/SCA CANADA	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN WADE
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARA STEFFENS
SECRETARY - TREASURER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$182,347	$0	$32,578
DENNIS TRAINOR
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$166,800	$0	$31,621
RICHARD HONEYCUTT
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$165,737	$0	$31,621
BRENDA ROBERTS
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$166,429	$0	$31,621
TOM RUNNION
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$164,155	$0	$25,098
LISA BOLTON
VICE PRESIDENT - TELECOMMU	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$160,422	$0	$31,621
CHARLES BRAICO
VICE PRESIDENT - NABET	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$167,565	$0	$16,162
FRANK ARCE
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANETRA SESSION
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)		$4,489	$0	$0
VERA MIKELL
AT LARGE DIVERSITY	1.00	Yes (X)		$3,763	$0	$0
GEORGE KOHL
SR. DIRECTOR - COLL BARGAINING AND TECHNOLOGY	40.00			$156,722	$0	$31,220	Yes (X)
GUERINO J CALEMINE III
GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00			$175,329	$0	$32,019	Yes (X)
YVETTE HERRERA
SR. DIRECTOR - POLITICS/COMMUNICATIONS/EDUCATION	40.00			$155,968	$0	$31,220	Yes (X)
JOSEPH BURNS
AFA STAFF ATTORNEY NEGOTIA	40.00			$154,922	$0	$15,667	Yes (X)
MARY JO REILLY
SR EX. DIR - ALLIANCE	40.00			$155,709	$0	$15,818	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,457,676	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$561,918	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	206	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
STEVEN WEISSMAN
ONE EXECUTIVE DR SUITE 200	SOMERSET	NJ	08873	LEGAL	$1,440,000
APTIFY CORPORATION
7901 JONES BRANCH DR SUITE 500	TYSONS CORNER	VA	22102	SOFTWARE CONSULTANT	$979,245
AUTOMOTIVE RENTAL INC
PO BOX 8500-4375	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19178	CAR RENTAL	$657,694
BERLIN ROSEN LTD
15 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 1600	NEW YORK	NY	10038	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$574,423
WILLIG WILLIAMS & DAVIDSON
1845 WALNUT STREET 24TH FLOOR	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19103	LEGAL	$537,033

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	90	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$11,595	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$11,595	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$126,789,234	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$126,789,234	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$126,789,234	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,702,634	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,702,634	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$437,196	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$437,196	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$8,917,866	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,139,477	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,778,389	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,778,389	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,778,389	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$218,459,548	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$188,937,225	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$29,522,323	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29,522,323	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$29,522,323	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. RECEIPTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,596,056	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,596,056	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,596,056	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$170,837,427	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$130,385,290	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$40,440,542	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,395,381	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,258,947	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,462,082	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$4,260,092	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,120,985	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,636,710	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,038,277	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,676	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,530,967	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,293,211	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$592,295	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,821,322	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,258,746	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,398,783	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,147,165	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,496,475	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,204	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY FUND	$15,094,473
AFA MEC ADMIN	$8,320,403
GROWTH FUND	$7,860,211
OTHER EXPENSES	$4,836,635

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,551,946	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,996,802	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,457,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,941,177	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,353,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,893,766	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,173,313	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,391,662	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,968,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,469,734	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,540	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,626	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$79,175,734	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$40,001,432	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,894,822	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,174,302	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$183,599,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,487,019	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,704,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$263,416,853	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,648,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$712,557	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$567,823,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$596,513,696	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,123,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,672,187	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,645,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,093,027	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,769,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$217,765,214	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$324,053,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,748,482	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$324,053,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,748,482	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$567,823,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$596,513,696	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$42,840,625	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$10,432,236	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$22,286,538	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Internal Funds Contributed	$75,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$75,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Contributions Rcvd DlvrContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
CWA - COPE
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	526145087	$78,811
CWA WORKING VOICES
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	273350868	$1,471,851
SMCLC COPE
1153 CHESS DRIVE SUITE 200	FOSTER CITY	CA	94404	912084124	$1,000
CWA DISTRICT 1 PAC
80 PINE STREET 37TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10005	134128960	$50,000
LONE STAR PROJECT NON FEDERAL
700 13TH STREET NW SUITE 600	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	454154495		$15,000
PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
PO BOX 73395	WASHINGTON	DC	20056	263881308		$10,000
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE
ONE METROTECH CENTER 11TH FLOOR	BROOKLYN	NY	11201	475100213		$50,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LOCALS AND FROM MEMBERS'S PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. THESE FUNDS WERE PROMPTLY TRANSFERRED TO THE SEPARATE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,109,434	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$12,109,434	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,636,699	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$28,141,281	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,495,418	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,875,495	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,178,351	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,697,144	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,211,010	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,397,842	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$813,168	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$343,096	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$283,958	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$59,138	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$39,174,302	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
INSURANCE COMPANY CONTRACTS	$893,514	F
PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS	$85,289,199	F
HEDGE FUND	$44,348,022	F
103-12 INVESTMENTS	$57,611,281	F
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUSTS	$75,274,837	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$263,416,853	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST	$145,372,456
STRIKE FUNDS	$1,108,953
SEVERANCE PAYABLE	$86,786
ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	$49,492,478
INTEREST RATE SWAP LIABILITY	$1,032,354

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$197,093,027	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$164,544,668	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$10,432,236	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$10,432,236	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$174,976,904	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$4,139,477	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$4,139,477	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$170,837,427	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$132,136,279	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$4,139,477	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$4,139,477	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$127,996,802	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$127,996,802	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	CWA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(5) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CWA IS ALSO EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 47 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. CWA'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, AND FORM 990-T, EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN, FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2015 THROUGH 2017 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. CWA FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES REGARDING ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE PROVISIONS PRESCRIBE A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THIS HAD NO IMPACT ON CWA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BUILDING OPERATIONS -4,139,477.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BUILDING OPERATIONS 4,139,477.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EUROPE	RegionTxt
Offices	2	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS TO REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$43,504	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	2	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	2	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$43,504	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$43,504	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BANK FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS TO REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. EXPENDITURES WERE ACCOUNTED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S CASH DISBURSEMENT PROCESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (46 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
4 PETES SAKE ALS FOUNDATION
555 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE STE 10	TOWSON	MD	21286	043462719	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
A PHILIP RANDOLPH INSTITUTE
815 16TH ST NW 4TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	132548181	501(C)(4)	$14,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ACTION CENTER ON RACE & THE ECONOMY
1901 WEST CARROLL AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60612	821199855	501(C)(4)	$7,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
AFA DISASTER RELIEF FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522341209	501(C)(3)	$31,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
AFT-WV SOLIDARITY FUND
1615 WASHINGTON ST E SUITE 300	CHARLESTON	WV	25311			$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
BMA MEDIA GROUP
4091 ERIE STREET	WILLOUGHBY	OH	44094			$9,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CASA IN ACTION
8151 15TH AVENUE	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20783	272145405	501(C)(4)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CBTU INTERNATIONAL
PO BOX 66268	WASHINGTON	DC	20035	521128179	501(C)(5)	$10,800	GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC
449 TROUTMAN STREET SUITE A	BROOKLYN	NY	11237	453860271	501(C)(4)	$30,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CINCINNATI UNION COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE
215 EAST 14TH ST	CINCINNATI	OH	45202	453914880	501(C)(3)	$6,822	GENERAL SUPPORT
CLUW
815 16TH ST NW 2ND FLOOR SOUTH	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	237451023	501(C)(5)	$7,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
CLYDES OF GALLERY PLACE
707 7TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	061709172		$10,429	GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
1000 NORTH ALAMEDA STREET SUITE 240	LOS ANGELES	CA	90012	954302067	501(C)(3)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT	240
CWA DISASTER RELIEF FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522128973	501(C)(3)	$250,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
DEMOS
80 BROAD STREET 4TH FLR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	134105066	501(C)(3)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
1225 EYE STREET NW SUITE 600	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	521368964	501(C)(3)	$90,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
EVERY VOICE INC
1211 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW STE 600	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	522032544	501(C)(4)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
FOSTON INTERNATIONAL
20234 BENTON SPRINGS	RICHMOND	TX	77649			$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
INSTITUTE ON TAXATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY
1616 P STREET NW SUITE 200	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	042688165		$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM
1634 EYE ST NW SUITE 1000	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	521497461	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
JOBS TO MOVE AMERICA
525 S HEWITT STREET	LOS ANGELES	CA	90013	815339041	501(C)(3)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
JOBS WITH JUSTICE
1616 P STREET NW SUITE 150	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	521865575	501(C)(3)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
LCLAA
815 16TH ST NW 3RD FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	521002207	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MARIO A MARTINEZ
1122 COLORADO SUITE 208	AUSTIN	TX	78701			$33,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MIJENTE
PO BOX 21837	PHOENIX	AZ	85036	453697690		$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MOVE SAN ANTONIO
1023 N PINE STREET	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78202			$20,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW DIRECTION NJ
60 COLUMBIA RD BLDG B STE 230	MORRISTOWN	NJ	07960	823902128	501(C)(4)	$160,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION
155 WASHINGTON AVE	ALBANY	NY	12210	140923749	501(C)(5)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE OHIO NOW
3631 PERKINS AVE STE 4C E	CLEVELAND	OH	44114	341921881		$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PARTNERSHIP FOR WORKING FAMILIES
1939 HARRISON ST SUITE 150	OAKLAND	CA	94612	710914032	501(C)(3)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PEGGY BROWNING FUND
100 S BROAD STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19110	232887086	501(C)(3)	$18,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PRIDE AT WORK
815 16TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	522217817	501(C)(4)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS
1900 L STREET NW STE 900	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	203714244	501(C)(3)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSOHIOORG INC
35 EAST GAY STREET ST 404	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	205462965	501(C)(4)	$11,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
1818 N STREET NW SUITE 410	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	522336690	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE
570 LEXINGTON AVE 5TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10022			$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND
1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	264486735	501(C)(4)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
SOLIDARITY CENTER EDUCATION FUND
888 16TH ST NW NO 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20006			$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS AFL-CIO
PO BOX 12727	AUSTIN	TX	78711	741289747	501(C)(5)	$77,500	GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS JUSTICE FUND
6 E STREET SE	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	262818537	501(C)(4)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT
PO BOX 120296	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78249	271482075		$75,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ADVOCACY FUNDDEMOS ACTION
1014 TORNEY AVE	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94129	943153687	501(C)(4)	$50,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS
1629 K ST NW 10TH FLRSTE1	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	520789800	501(C)(4)	$69,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
268 BUSH STREET 3933	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	237351081		$6,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED FARM WORKERS
PO BOX 62	KEENE	CA	93531	941448579	501(C)(5)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS
1155 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20036		501(C)(3)	$9,000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	16	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	30	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CWA MAINTAINS RECORDS TO REPORT THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CLAUDE CUMMINGS JR
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$2,347	$0	$6,523	$0	$0	$0	$168,594	$0	$0	$0
BERNARD J LUNZER
TNG-CWA PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$6,933	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$198,278	$0	$0	$0
BROOKS W SUNKETT
VICE PRESIDENT - PUBLICE,	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$4,545	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$195,890	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER M SHELTON
PRESIDENT	$204,543	$0	$0	$0	$2,380	$0	$6,353	$0	$25,098	$0	$238,374	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD F MOONEY
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$4,351	$0	$0	$0	$25,098	$0	$189,173	$0	$0	$0
JAMES D CLARK
IUE-CWA DIVISION PRES.	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$4,105	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$195,450	$0	$0	$0
LINDA L HINTON
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$2,279	$0	$6,523	$0	$9,639	$0	$178,165	$0	$0	$0
SARA NELSON BORER
PRESIDENT - AFA	$146,704	$0	$0	$0	$5,957	$0	$5,988	$0	$25,098	$0	$183,747	$0	$0	$0
DAN WASSER
EXECUTIVE OFFICER - PPMWS	$131,529	$0	$0	$0	$3,302	$0	$5,371	$0	$25,098	$0	$165,300	$0	$0	$0
SARA STEFFENS
SECRETARY - TREASURER	$182,347	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,480	$0	$25,098	$0	$214,925	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS TRAINOR
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$7,076	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$198,421	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD HONEYCUTT
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$6,013	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$197,358	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA ROBERTS
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$6,705	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$198,050	$0	$0	$0
TOM RUNNION
VICE PRESIDENT	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$4,431	$0	$0	$0	$25,098	$0	$189,253	$0	$0	$0
LISA BOLTON
VICE PRESIDENT - TELECOMMU	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$698	$0	$6,523	$0	$25,098	$0	$192,043	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES BRAICO
VICE PRESIDENT - NABET	$159,724	$0	$0	$0	$7,841	$0	$6,523	$0	$9,639	$0	$183,727	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE KOHL
SR. DIRECTOR - COLL BARGAINING AND T	$149,917	$0	$0	$0	$6,805	$0	$6,122	$0	$25,098	$0	$187,942	$0	$0	$0
GUERINO J CALEMINE III
GENERAL COUNSEL	$169,485	$0	$0	$0	$5,844	$0	$6,921	$0	$25,098	$0	$207,348	$0	$0	$0
YVETTE HERRERA
SR. DIRECTOR - POLITICS/COMMUNICATIO	$149,917	$0	$0	$0	$6,051	$0	$6,122	$0	$25,098	$0	$187,188	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH BURNS
AFA STAFF ATTORNEY NEGOTIA	$147,621	$0	$0	$0	$7,301	$0	$6,028	$0	$9,639	$0	$170,589	$0	$0	$0
MARY JO REILLY
SR EX. DIR - ALLIANCE	$143,896	$0	$0	$0	$11,813	$0	$6,179	$0	$9,639	$0	$171,527	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE DELEGATES ELECTED BY THE LOCAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE BYLAWS OR RULES. EACH LOCAL MAY ELECT AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE FOR EACH DELEGATE ELECTED WHO SHALL ATTEND THE CONVENTION IN THE EVENT THE DELEGATE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	A LOCAL DELEGATE HAS ONE VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT IN THE CONVENTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	DURING THE CONVENTION, THE LOCAL DELEGATE(S) HAVE ONE VOTE ON DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS DRAFTED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE AUDIT FIRM AND IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS. THE DRAFT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE CWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM IS THEN FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP OFFICIALS AND OTHER OFFICERS ARE DETERMINED BY COMPARABILITY DATA AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD APPOINTED BUDGET COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	BENEFIT COSTS OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC COSTS 21,988,789. UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP LIABILITY 297,749.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
CWA PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES' PENSIONS
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530246709	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(A)	0
CWA 401(K) TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530246709	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(A)	0
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS RELIEF COMMITTEE
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	526049044	TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIEF TO UNION MEMBERS & FAMILY DURING LABOR DISPUTES	DC	501(C)(5)	0
CWA SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT TRUST
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	521137722	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(A)	0
CWA HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	521899918	BENEFIT PLAN	DC	501(C)(9)	0
CWA DISASTER RELIEF FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522128973	TO PROVIDE DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO CURRENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF CWA.	DC	501(C)(3)	0	509(A)(3) TYPE 1
IUE-CWA RETIREE PROGRAM
2701 DRYDEN ROAD	DAYTON	OH	45439	530246709	TO PROVIDE RETIREE ASSISTANCE TO RETIRED IUE-CWA MEMBERS	DC	501(A)	0
CWA JOE BEIRNE FOUNDATION
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522298284	TO DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND FINANCE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE AND ADVANCE	DC	501(C)(3)	0	509(A)(3) TYPE 1
CWA - COPE
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	520246709	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
CWA NON-FEDERAL SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	134128960	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
CWA - COPE VA
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	522331196	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
NEW YORKERS TOGETHER
80 PINE STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10005	463532222	PAC FUND	NY	527	0
CWA WORKING VOICES
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	273350868	PAC FUND	DC	527	0
VERIZON STRIKERS SOLIDARITY FUND
501 3RD STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	812715144	SOLIDARITY FUND	DC	501(C)(3)	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd