2016-08-15T12:59:54-07:00 2015-12-31 MENDEZ PETTY MORENO LLP 1400 EASTON DRIVE SUITE 139-A BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 990 2015-01-01 941448579 United Farm Workers of America UNIT 6618225571 PO Box 62 Keene CA 93531 ARTURO S RODRIGUEZ President 2016-08-15 true Abel Moreno CPA P01292146 6618647880 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z 7276840 false false X ufw.org X 1962 CA The United Farm Workers of America's primary exempt purpose is to improve the working conditions and working environment of its members, including but not limited to improving wages, medical benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. 9 0 103 0 2691967 2149720 3777588 4975838 50165 48319 28877 70006 6548597 7243883 15750 15500 0 3779502 3543800 113697 77864 0 2688171 3410233 6597120 7047397 -48523 196486 3670045 3642292 1200010 1074404 2470035 2567888 The United Farm Workers of America's primary exempt purpose is to improve the working conditions and working environment of its members, including but not limited to improving wages, medical benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. false false The Internal Organizing and External Organizing Fund renegotiated 9 contracts covering 3030 workers and improved wages, benefits and working conditions. The Fund continue to implement the changes needed with the Affordable Care Act. We engaged extensive organizing activity throughout California that resulted in 4 major strikes and improvement of wages, benefits and other conditions for farm workers but were unable to win elections. The Fund continues its campaign to represent over 5000 workers at a major stone fruit grower and successfully defended a major decertification effort whereby the grower was found guilty of illegal activity. The fund mobilized thousands of workers to support organization goals and distributed 20,000 leaflets in a single day to promote new piece rate legislation that will provide millions of dollars in back wages to workers and also educated thousands of workers in the new heat regulations that were won by UFW and thereby positively impacting and providing new rights to over a million workers in California. The fund held 9 worker leadership trainings throughout the year to continue the development of the farm worker leadership. The staff continue to improve in the use of technology and new tools to provide effective representation to the membership. The UFWs political/legislative efforts included work on changing immigration policy. This included organize support for amicus briefs in Federal courts in support of executive action on immigration (DAPA and DACA expansion), opposition to rumored legislation that would change H2A rules, meetings with the US Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, and US State Department about implementation of current rules. It also included winning amendments to Californias AB 20 (though AB 20 ultimately did not become law). Other successful efforts included support for coalitions in the successful passage and signing of California legislation-- AB 60 (Immigration Services), AB 1343 (Criminal Procedure: Defense Counsel advice on immigration consequences), SB 4 (Healthcare coverage- Immigration Status), Beyond immigration, the UFW successfully worked to win new Federal protections for farm workers from pesticides, winning changes in the Environmental Protection Agencys agricultural Worker Protection Standard. In California, the UFW sponsored and passed through the California legislature AB 561 (agricultural labor relations) and SB 145 (farm worker health care). Governor vetoed AB 561 and signed SB 145.The UFW supported several bills through the California legislature that earned the Governors signature and became law including: SB 75 and SB 97, budget trailer bills For the 2015-16 fiscal year, in which $2.5 million was appropriated from the state General Fund for allocation to health benefit plans for the purchase of stop-loss insurance; AB 7 (Larry Itliong Day); AB 277 (California Voting Rights Act); and SJR Voting: Apportionment (uphold one person, one vote)The UFW successfully oppposed AB 1389 (Agricultural Labor Relations: Unfair Labor Practices) which would have harmed farm worker organizing efforts. There was significant work done to settle the UFWs heat illness prevention lawsuit with the Cal/OSHA, successful advocacy for new heat illness regulations in California, and coordination of UFW efforts to implement the key terms of the heat illness lawsuit settlement and educate workers about the new heat illness standards and terms of the settlement.The Communications Department promoted through different forms of media the UFW involvement in the campaign to change immigration policy, impacts of current immigration system on farm workers, union organizing, legislative victories, the 50th Anniversary of Delano Grape Strike, and other issues connected to the United Farm Workers and agriculture. false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 89 0 true 103 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 0 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false true false false false CA X Linda Rockstad 6618225571 PO Box 62 Keene CA 93531 X ARTURO S RODRIGUEZ President 65.00 0.00 X X 83133 0 0 SERGIO GUZMAN Secretary/Treas 65.00 0.00 X X 32400 0 0 IRV HERSHENBAUM 1st V.P. 65.00 0.00 X X 62899 0 0 ERICA NAVARRETE NATIONAL V.P. 60.00 0.00 X 44271 0 0 GIEV KASHKOOLI 2ND VP 60.00 0.00 X 68645 0 0 TERESA ROMERO SECRETARY TREAS 60.00 0.00 X X 63761 0 0 EFREN BARAJAS 2ND V.P. 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA TELLEFSON-TORRES NATIONAL V.P. 45.00 45.00 X 0 51843 0 ARMANDO ELENES NATIONAL V.P. 65.00 0.00 X 88266 0 0 ERIK NICHOLSON NATIONAL V.P. 50.00 0.00 X 68861 0 0 Tanis Ybarra Advisor 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 512236 51843 0 true false false RFK MEDICAL PLAN PO BOX 62 KEENE CA 93531 MEDICAL PLAN 476732 NATIONAL CHAVEZ CENTER PO BOX 62 KEENE CA 93531 RENTAL/ UTILITIES 259958 MARTINEZ AGUILASOCHO & LYNCH PO BOX 11208 BAKERSFIELD CA 93389 LEGAL SERVICES 509084 TRANSAMERICAN MAILING 355 STATE PLACE ESCONDIDO CA 92029 POSTAGE SERVICE 174626 STATE FUND PO BOX 8192 PLEASANTON CA 94588 INSURANCE 149754 6 2149720 2149720 Contract Services 950672 950672 Membership Dues 4025166 4025166 4975838 48319 48319 0 0 0 0 0 0 65247 32957 32290 32290 Miscellaneous 37716 37716 37716 7243883 5024157 70006 15500 0 0 0 512236 0 2243740 28417 476732 282675 0 561533 59000 0 77864 0 174153 0 308688 35936 0 502944 399347 0 145979 20389 0 4743 338478 DIRECT MAIL 281233 STIPENEDS 110450 OUTSIDE SERVICES 91814 Postage and Shipping 84357 291189 7047397 0 0 0 669477 742460 0 10520 37287 317101 484161 0 0 0 53187 62793 120040 95410 1034015 303722 718167 730293 1781553 1489888 0 0 0 0 3670045 3642292 248988 226328 681486 681486 269536 166590 1200010 1074404 X 2470035 2540270 27618 2470035 2567888 3670045 3642292 196486 -98633 X false true X true false false false false false 4025166 151078 151078 530377 530377 40423 40423 312137 303722 8415 730293 ACCRUED EXPENSES 24461 Accrued Payroll 40357 Other Misc Payables 84772 SETTLEMENT EXPENSE 17000 166590 X X X false true UFW FOUNDATION PO BOX KEENE CA 93531 15500 0 SCHOLARSHIPS 1 0 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTROLLER AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. THE FORM 990 WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT IT'S ANNUAL BOARD MEETING AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THAT COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT HAS A ROUTINE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PROCESS IT USES FOR JOB PERFORMANCE AND SALARY CONSIDERATIONS THAT MONITORS CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. 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