Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Program Services Activity #1 | Form 990, Part III, Line 4A | Collective Bargaining: Air Line pilots Association International (ALPA or The Association) is the collective bargaining agent for 52,992 airline pilots and professional flight engineers who make up 37 pilot groups in the United States and Canada. In addition to negotiating labor contracts, it processes grievances, arbitrations, and other contract administration-related activities. The year 2011 was a busy period for collective bargaining, as the association was engaged in negotiations to amend, create, or implement collective bargaining agreements at several ALPA carriers. |
| Program Services Activity #2 | Form 990, Part III, Line 4B | Government Affairs: As the voice of professional airline pilots, the association represents their views to Congress and to many administrative agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Department of Transportation, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and Transportation Security Administration. Key legislative issues for pilots in 2011 included nationwide implementation of an expedited access and identification system for flight crews at security screening checkpoints, funding for crucial FAA programs, "Open Skies" and foreign control of U.S. airlines, pilot certification, training, and professionalism, regulating shipments of lithium batteries, and updating antiquated flight-time, duty-time regulations. |
| Program Services Activity #3 | Form 990, Part III, Line 4C | Aviation Safety: ALPA maintains a network of hundreds of pilot volunteers, supported by approximately two dozen staff professionals, organized into an extensive structure of local and national committees. Key safety issues in 2011 included: pilot fatigue, pilot training and qualification, airport and runway safety, various improvements to aviation security and pilot screening, safety management systems, and the results of key accident investigations. |
| Other program services | Form 990, Part III, Line 4D | Publications: The union's magazine, Air Line Pilot, is published 10 times per year with a circulation of about 72,000 copies, mostly to members and retired pilots. Its content is a mixture of union news, industry trends, and technical safety and security-related information. Most of ALPA's 37 pilot groups, including their individual local councils, publish and distribute both paper and e-mail newsletters with news and information of interest to their pilots. The association occasionally publishes specialized newsletters on matters of urgent interest and also maintains an extensive website that carries news, announcements, and general information on both a publically accessible homepage and a "member only" portion of the website. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Question 12 | As the organization and its subsidiaries meet the GAAP requirements for consolidation, the organization received consolidated audited financial statements for the year in which it is completing the return. An independent auditing firm conducted the audit of the financial statements. The audited financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP. | |
| Significant changes to the organization's governing documents | Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 | ALPA Board of Directors modified the Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) in 2010 and enacted the following changes in June 2011: (1) ALPA COMMITTEES - REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES (ARTICLE VII, SECTION 14) (2) NOTICE OF MEETINGS - Regarding Notice of Regular Board of Directors Meetings (Article VII, Section 3c) ALPA Board of Directors modified the Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) in 2011 and enacted the following change in October 2011: (1) SPECIAL MEC RESERVE ACCOUNT - REGARDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE SPECIAL MEC RESERVE ACCOUNT (ARTICLE IX, SECTION 16) |
| Members or Stockholders of the organization | Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 | ALPA represents nearly 53,000 pilot members. ALPA has only one category of active members. ALPA also collects dues from executive inactive members (at a reduced rate) and "non-members" (at another reduced rate). Executive inactive members are entitled to all of the rights and benefits of active members except they may not vote, assume or hold elective or appointive office (including committee assignments), attend meetings or be included on the active member mailing list. "Non-members" are not members of ALPA who are nevertheless compelled to pay union dues or fees under an agency shop agreement. Non-members are entitled to a pro rata adjustment for any expenses that are not germane. Non-members are not entitled to any benefits of ALPA membership. |
| Members or stockholders who may elect members of the governing body | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a | ALPA's highest governing body is the board of directors. Members of the board of directors are directly elected from local councils by the active and executive active members assigned to those local councils. The members of other ALPA governing bodies - all of which are subsidiary to the board of directors - are elected by the members of the board of directors. |
| Form 990 Review Process | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b | ALPA hires an independent accounting firm to prepare and review the organization's form 990 based on information provided by the organization's accounting staff. A copy of the form 990 is provided to the staff accountants, Finance Department Management Staff, General Manager, and Vice President Finance, Treasurer of the "Association" for review prior to being filed with the internal revenue service and certain state reporting agencies. |
| Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | (1) ALPA's conflict of interest policy is reviewed with employees, a written copy is included in each employee new hire kit, included in the employee handbook and the policy is posted on the employee staff center website. The policy provides examples of some of the relationships that should be avoided. The policy requires that all employees avoid conflicts between their personal interest and the members of, or persons represented by, ALPA or the interest of ALPA in dealing with employers or with suppliers, customers, and all other organizations or individuals seeking to do business with ALPA. If a conflict is reported, discovered, or suspected, it is addressed first by the employee's supervisor and, if necessary, by the human resources department, and in either case, appropriate measures are taken, which can include termination for violation of the policy. (2) In accordance with Federal labor laws, ALPA is governed by officers elected from among the membership. Accordingly, decisions made by ALPA's governing bodies necessarily affect the officers who make up those governing bodies, just as those decisions affect the union members as a whole. However, section 501(A) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. S501(A), states that officers and other union representatives "occupy positions of trust" with respect to the union and so that it is, therefore, the duty of each such person, taking into account the special problems and functions of a labor organization, to hold its money and property solely for the benefit of the organization and its members and to manage, invest, and expend the same in accordance with its constitution and bylaws and any resolutions of the governing bodies adopted thereunder, to refrain from dealing with such organization as an adverse party or in behalf of an adverse party in any matter connected with his duties and from holding or acquiring any pecuniary or personal interest which conflicts with the interest of such organization, and to account to the organization for any profit received by him in whatever capacity in connection with transactions conducted by him or under his direction on behalf of the organization." The responsibilities imposed by LMRDA section 501(A) may be enforced by union members through suits in federal courts, or by the Secretary of Labor, and those responsibilities govern the union's actions. |
| Process for determining compensation | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a and 15b | (1) ALPA's compensation review process includes evaluation of individual education and professional experience, review and updating of each staff position, performance appraisal, assessment of internal equity, and external/market benchmarking. ALPA evaluates/re-evaluates staff positions on an on-going basis, rotating through each position approximately every four years. The evaluation is an interactive, written process that includes the employee, department management, and human resources. External/market benchmarking is part of the compensation review process, as well as the annual performance appraisal process. ALPA subscribes to/participates in several benchmarking data sources including ERI Executive Compensation Assessor, Salary.com Companalyst, and the HRA-NCA Survey for DC associations. Salary minimums/maximums are prescribed by collective bargaining agreements for 86% of ALPA staff. The salary review committee is responsible for review and approval of compensation and meets on a regular basis. (2) The president's compensation is approved by the ALPA Board of Directors (BoD). The BoD last reviewed the president's compensation at the 2010 BoD meeting. The general manager's compensation is approved by the president and the director-human resources. Other key employee's compensation is approved by the general manager and the director-human resources. The review process for key employees was undertaken during 2011. |
| How Documents are made available to the public | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to the public to the extent required by law. |
| 2011 ALPA Board of Directors | Form 990, Part VII, Section A, List of Directors | AARON, ARTHUR ACHORS, GREGORY ADAMS, STANLEY ALLISON, JOHN ARELLANO, MARK ARMSTRONG, JARED ARMSTRONG, KENNETH AUBIN, SYLVAIN AVERY, BRAD BADGER, KEETH BAKER, CHRIS BALLARD, LLOYD BARBEE, PAUL BARMAN, HOWARD BARNHART, VINCENT BARON, JAYSON BAUMAN, JEFFERY BENSON, WILLIAM BERBERICH, TIMOTHY BERG, JEFFREY BISHOP, BRUCE BJORNSTAD, PAUL BOOTH, RANDALL BOYCHUK, JONATHAN BRASHEAR, STEVEN BREVARD, JIMMY BREZNAU, RYAN BRIELMANN, THOMAS BRYANT, DEAN BURGER, DARREN BUSCH, AARON BUTCHER, CHARLES CAICEDO, LUIS CARLISLE, ROBERT CARPENTER, FRASER CARRELL, HOWARD CASTLE, RICHARD CHETCUTI, GEORGE COLEY, BRIAN CONN, THAD CONTI, MICHAEL COOK, TARA CORNELISON, A. SCOTT COSTANZA, JOSEPH COVEY, BRENT COWAN, ERIC COYLE, CAMERON CRAIG, BRIAN CUETO, CARLOS CULLEN, KELLY CUTLER, ANTHONY DAVIDSON, JAMES DE SANTIS, MICHAEL DEIST, LAWRENCE DONOGHUE, REED DOUGHERTY, JAY DWYER, JOHN DYE, BLANE EDEL, LAMONT EGAN, JAMES ELLEY, CHRISTOPHER ENDLER, BRUCE EVANS, KENNETH FALLACE, LIAM FICHTNER, DAVID FINK, WILLIAM FORTIER, SERGE FOX, CLARENCE FRAHM, MICHAEL FRANKLIN, COREY FRIES, BRENIER GALLAGHER, JAMES GALLO, ALBERT GARBAT, TIMOTHY GASKINS, CHRISTOPHER GATES, SCOTT GAUTHIER, ERIC GAY, CHARLES GEDDIE, MATTHEW GILLERAN, TIMOTHY GOMEZ, ARMANDO GOTTLIEB, MAURY GOURLEY, DAVID GREEN, MATHIAS GRUBER, TODD HALE, ANDY HAMMER, JEFF HANKIRK, JOHN HANN, JOHN HANSON, MICHAEL HARDING, JAMES HARNEY, PATRICK HARRIS, TODD HARSH, JOSHUA HAUSERMAN, ANTHONY HAVRILLA, EDWIN HAY, RONALD HEBINCK, ROBERT HEGEDUS, DAVID HILL, CHUCK HOLMAN, MICHAEL HOLMAN, ERIN HOPE, SCOTT HORNE, RICHARD HOWARD, THOMAS HUDY, CHARLENE HUNTER, ERIC ISAACS, ELLIOTT JARVI, JASON JENSEN, FRANZISKA JESTER, VAL JONES, JONATHAN JONES, CARL KAMPEN, CHRISTOPHER KANIGAN, KRISTOFER KELLY, BOYD KERN, STEVEN KLETECKA, FRANK KLUWE, CLARK KOGELER, WILLEM LARSEN, ERIK LATVALA, SUSAN LEGGETT, ROBERT LEMAIRE, ANTOINE LORENZ, MICHAEL MACDONNELL, BRIAN MACKENZIE, JOHN MALONEY, BRIAN MARK, HERBERT MARSH, ROBERT MARTINAK, CHARLES MASON, JONATHAN MATHIS, STEVEN MAY, PATRICK MAY, JESSE MCCARTNEY, ROBERT MCCLEARY, TIMOTHY MCCOLLUM, ROGER MEGGINSON, CHARLES MEISSER, JUSTIN MERTENS, JEFFREY MERTZ, SANDER MESTON, COREY MIDDENDORFF, ANTHONY MILLER, ANTHONY MORGAN, WILLIAM MORLANDO, DAVID MUMBY, JAMES NEVINS, CHRISTOPHER NICHOLS, RYAN OLSON, M PANGELINAN, BENJAMIN PARNHAM, DANIEL PAUL, KELLY PENOT, ARTHUR PERRY, RICHARD PERSON, JOHN PHILLIPS, GREG PIERCE, MATTHEW PLOWMAN, MICHAEL POTTER, BRENDAN PRESCOTT, STEVEN PRUETT, JEFFREY RADO, MARK RAYBORN, STEPHEN REAVILLE, KRISTOPHER REESE, EVERETT REINMUTH, MICHAEL RENAUD, GILBERT RIZZUTO, GREGORY RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS ROGERS, THOMAS ROWBOTHAM, DANNY ROY, DOMINIQUE SAIA, JOSEPH SALAZAR, MARCO SALLEY, BENJAMIN SAUNDERS, J. ROBERT SAXTON, BRIAN SCHELLER, ERIK SEIDNER, MICHAEL SEXTON, KATHRYN SHAGENA, DAVID SIEGEL, TODD SIRROS, ALEX SKINNER, AARON SLOVITSKY, ROBERT SMITH, DANNY SMITHLING, BRETT SPAIN, MICHAEL SPARKS, DAVID SPIZZIRRI, PHILLIP SPRAGUE, WILLIAM STROPLE, PETER STUDNEY, JEREMY SUHS, CHRISTOPHER SULLIVAN, JAMES SULLIVAN, TRAVIS SZURGOT, DAVID TAKLE, IVAR TAYLOR, MARQUIS TERRELL, LEMUEL THURSBY, TODD TOUCHETTE, JAMES TUCKER, THOMAS VALENTE, PHILIP VANATTA, J VIARS, RICHARD VORIES, MONTE VORPERIAN, EDOARDO WALLACE, PETER WARD, ROBERT WEIFORD, JEFFREY WERTZ, GREGORY WEST, BRADLEY WHEAT, TRAVIS WICKENS, KENT WICKHAM, E. DEREK WIDRY, PETER WOLGEMUTH, MICHAEL WOLLMAN, MARK YANNUZZI, FRANCIS YANOVITCH, MICHAEL YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER ZUKOWSKI, MARK |
| Other Changes in Net Assets | Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | The other changes in net assets is attributable to: unrealized investment losses: $ (4,310,140) Currency Translation losses : (35,772) addition of imputed interest: (3,910) pension plans related losses: (10,637,215) ---------------- Total $ (14,987,037) |
| Financial Statements and Reporting | FORM 990, PART XII, QUESTION 2A, 2B, AND 2C | THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE ORGANIZATION DOES HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Donald L. Moak TITLE:President HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Sean Cassidy TITLE:First Vice-President HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:William Couette TITLE:VP Administration/Secretary HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:W. Randolph Helling TITLE:VP Finance/Treasurer HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Jalmer Johnson TITLE:General Manager HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Margarita Lorenzetti TITLE:Director of Finance HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Seth D. Rosen TITLE:Director, ALPA IPSC HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:Kelly Collie TITLE:Dir. of Human Resources HOURS:1 |
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