The AFL-CIO

The teamsters were expelled from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1957, after their leadership, long beset by charges of corruption, had refused to appear before an ethics committee of the federation.

Currently affiliated unions

• Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
• Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
• American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
• American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)

The other 5 organizations also operate out of a DC based office but at a different street address. Revenue has been declining over the past 5 years. In 2013, total revenue was $158 million. By 2017, revenue was down to $140 million and by 2018, total revenue was $119 million.

Leaders, Employees, and Salaries

Top paying construction jobs

1. Elevator installers and repairers ($84,990)
2. Boilermaker ($63,100)
3. Construction and building inspector ($60,710)
4. Electrician ($56,180)
5. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ($55,160)
6. Ironworkers ($53,650)
7. Sheet metal workers ($50,400)
8. Carpenters ($48,330)

10 highest-paying blue-collar jobs

• Construction and building inspector.
• Boilermaker.
• Radio and telecommunications equipment installer.
• Locomotive engineer.
• Gas plant operator.
• Elevator installers and repairer.
• Powerhouse, substation and relay repairer.
• Power plant operators, distributors and dispatcher.