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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #1: Collective Bargaining: ALPA is the collective bargaining agent for over 58,000 airline pilots and professional flight engineers who make up 35 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 2020 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #2: Government Affairs: As the voice of professional airline pilots, the association represents a pilot partisan agenda to Congress and to many administrative agencies, including the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration. Key legislative issues for pilots in 2020 were focused nearly exclusively around the pandemic and COVID relief, in addition to aircraft certification reforms as a result of Boeing MAX 737 accidents. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #3: 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 2020 included: aircraft certification, pilot fatigue, pilot health/COVID, pilot training and qualification, airport and runway safety, integration of unmanned aircraft and commercial space activities in the national airspace, various improvements to aviation security and pilot and passenger screening, safety management systems, and the results of key accident investigations. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #4: Publications: The union's magazine, Air Line Pilot, is published 10 times per year with a circulation of about 92,000 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 35 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 publicly accessible homepage and a "member only" portion of the website. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON W-2: THE ASSOCIATION REPORTED ON ITS 2020 FORM W-3 THE ISSUANCE OF 835 W-2'S, WHICH DIFFERS WITH THE NUMBER ENTERED FOR THOSE ISSUED TO EMPLOYEES, AS THE ASSOCIATION REPORTS TAXABLE AMOUNTS TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ON A W-2 FOR CERTAIN TAXABLE REIMBURSEMENTS AND FLIGHT PAY LOSS. THESE MEMBERS ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION, AS THEIR EMPLOYMENT IS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE AIRLINE COMPANY, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE COUNT FOR THE ASSOCIATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: OCTOBER 21, 2020: THE ALPA CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO REFLECT CHANGES TO ARTICLE VIII HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURE. OCTOBER 21, 2020: THE ALPA CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO REFLECT CHANGES TO ARTICLE VII, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SECTION 14, COMMITTEES, F (JUMPSEAT STRUCTURE IN THE AIR SAFETY ORGANIZATION). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | MEMBERS: ALPA REPRESENTS OVER 58,000 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS WHO MAY ELECT: 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, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES WITH AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ALPA'S ACCOUNTING STAFF. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF, AND VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE/TREASURER OF ALPA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: (1) ALPA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH EMPLOYEES, A WRITTEN COPY IS INCLUDED IN EACH EMPLOYEE NEW HIRE KIT, A COPY IS 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. 501(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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION: (1) ALPA'S COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S 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. A SALARY ADMINISTRATION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT AND NON-BARGAINING EMPLOYEES IS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER ANNUALLY. 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 2020 BOD MEETING. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS UPDATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO AT LEAST ANNUALLY PER THE CALCULATION APPROVED BY THE BOD. THE GENERAL MANAGER'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES WAS UNDERTAKEN DURING 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS SERVED ON AN AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUR OF 1 ON ALPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2020 AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN THEIR CAPACITY AS DIRECTORS: Christopher Abell David Adler Timothy Alfeld Tamer Alhabash Phillip Anderson Roger Anderson Nicolas Archambault Eric Armstrong Mark Bailey Craig Barnes Richard Barnes Alexander Barnych Daniel Batchelder Earl Blowers Nicholas Bolander Darryl Boon Riley Box Frank Brady John Breiling Aaron Bunnis Bryan Burks Taylor Campbell Michael Canart Graham Cartwright Mona Cates Robert Cecchi David Clark Donald Clark Armel Cloarec James Coffelt Jeffrey Cohen Scott Combest Benjamin Conroy Patrick Couture Elizabeth Cowden Andrew Coyle Jeffery Cramer Anthony Cutler Bryce Dalrymple Piero Desjardins Sarah Dickerson Brian Dirlam Thomas Dowdle Andrew Dubiel Mark Durham Kari Ellett Michael Erickson Randy Erickson James Ewart Nikolas Fialka Kenneth Fingers George Fogwell John Fremont John Garratt Cornel Garvey Allyson Geiger Nikolaos Giannoussidis Timothy Gilleran Alan Godfrey William Gresslin Matthew Grieco James Harding Nicolas Harman Jason Harris Nicholas Harwood Paul Hastert Trevor Havenga Jesse Head Greg Hipwell Brian Hoffman Ryan Hoffman Alexander Hope Tyler Hover Michael Howe Gregg Hurley Michael Intfen Andrew Jones Jeremy Keyes Andrew Kinnear Robert Kloft Derrick Kocik Robert Kolbus Thomas Kramer Daniel Krieger Stephan Landry Lauchlan Langford Christopher Lanier Jake Lanier Erik Larsen Jeffrey Larson Mark Lavoie Thomas Lawler Jerome Leber Kristen Legge Brian Lethert Anthony Luna Krzyzik Robert Maxwell Brad Mazurski Samuel Mccarthy Corey Mcguinness Sean Mchugh Steven Mcswain Eric Meenk Thomas Merrill Eric Metcalf Lauren Metz Frederick Michalk Timothy Millar Daniel Mills Donn Minoggie Adam Miracle Juan Morales-Lube Francisco Moreno Navas Wendy Morse Manas Mukherjee Michael Nagy Mark Nelson Scott Nelson Christopher Norman Scott Norton Brandon Oberdorfer Richard Odbert John Oden James Owen David Page Jack Parlee Jonathan Parra Austin Peterson Marc Piquette Donald Poulin Samuel Pritchard Darrell Pye Jefferson Quinn Conrad Reid Gilbert Renaud John Roback Joshua Roberts Michael Savoury Jeffrey Schroeder Michael Sederlund Austin Sereday Mike Servos Dean Shaw Anita Shew Christian Smitheram Gerard Smithers Kegan Stacey Corey Strachan Cody Stroope Matthew Stubbs David Sveden Joel Tamayo Ian Thompson Joshua Trisko Stacey Tumoth Mikko Tuomi Mark Vaughan James Vejr Mark Veney Philipp Von Donop Brian Wald Stacey Warner Jordan White Thisura Wijepala Michael Wilchcombe Kevin Wilt Joshua Winowiecki Alfred Wong Smith Woolfrey Israel Young Mark Young Douglas Zink Richard Zins |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS SERVED ON AN AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUR OF 1 ON ALPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2020. ALL PAYMENTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES OR LOST BENEFITS (FLIGHT PAY LOSS) AND NONE OF THE PAYMENTS REPRESENT COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THEIR SERVICE ON THE ALPA BOARD. THESE AMOUNTS ARE TAXABLE TO THE RECIPIENT AS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION: Jimmy Abdalla 7,068 Brent Allen 15,952 Mark Allen 3,753 Abel Barba 1,000 Robert Baxter 5,551 Jim Bergsma 631 Wesley Blankenship 2,076 Antoine Brebant 754 Samuel Brennan 1,287 Ken Broomhead 795 William Brynjolfsson 8 Steven Burson 78 Rod Buskas 20,593 Eric Carlson 91 Nathan Caron 19,701 Mark Circelli 184 Chad Claringbold 1,945 Christopher Clay 1,514 Timothy Connors 144 Joseph Cornelius 8,500 Jay Cowieson 5,675 James Crytser 61 Craig Devries 138 Jared Dichter 902 Marc Duffy-Vincelette 975 Daniel Fahl 599 Adam Feldman 12,877 David Fichtner 55 Samuel Friedman Cowan 591 Christopher Gavalas 938 Christopher Gill 22,957 Brennan Gray 172 Derek Grenier 10,121 Coleman Hamilton 150 Andrew Hardman 4,377 John Harmer 4,963 Richard Harper 4,969 Darren Hartmann 204 Shlomo Hatchwell 40 Joshua Hjemvick 4,539 Gary Holzinger 5,231 Andrew Hughes 10,947 Glenn Johnson 1,091 Steven Johnson 210 Travis Jordan 4,529 Kathryn Judge 998 Mark Jurkowski 12,469 Joshua Kallet 913 Todd Kohner 4,319 Eyal Lamdan 299 James Langille 6,066 Kenneth Lillberg 1,216 Anthony Lind 63 Nils Lundblad 31,566 Mark Manausa 1,185 Samuel Mason 9,243 Gregory Masterman 490 Bridget Matarrese 296 Marcus Mccall 103 James Mccullough 243 Sean Mcgrath 734 Roman Mclellan 1,287 Cody Moore 220 James Muchowicz 436 Antonio Nassar 178 Eric Nelson 547 David Oeswein 551 Noel Ojeda 440 Kevin O'mahoney 2,796 Joshua Owen 984 Matthew Passafiume 33 Lawrence Payne 10,811 Richard Perkins 11,728 Patrick Pietrzak 551 George Riley 186 William Rodgers 1,720 Patrice Roy 4,412 David Schneider 76 Richard Schumann 750 John Secord 8,654 Robert Selmer 178 David Shepherd 551 Alejandro Sparis 60 Carey Steacy 9,191 Kim Steingass 754 Michael Sterling 13,810 Daniel Stowell 5,050 David Talaber 3,510 Aric Taylor 2,645 Christopher Tholl 7,707 Peter Van Stee 2,561 Thomas Vanden Berg 14,400 David Waditschatka 19,420 Aaron Ward 984 Richard Wheeler 4,500 Christopher Whitty 11,024 Lawrence Wicklund 8,500 David Wojtkowski 9,700 Christopher Young 1,462 Stephen Zago 754 Tracie Zampa 57 ------------ TOTAL $422,317 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO: ($409,030) MEC DUES REFUND ($4,120,323) MEDICAL RELATED LOSS OTHER THAN POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST $911,222 PENSION RELATED GAINS OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST $(111,155) TRANSLATION LOSS ($6,180,748) INVESTMENT IN 304 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. ------------- $(9,910,034) TOTAL |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | OVERSIGHT PROCESS: THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE TEAM ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. |
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