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Railroad Signalmen, Local Lodge 49

Basic Information

Local 49

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RAILROAD SIGNALMEN

FORSYTH, GA 310293857

Financial Information

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $202,389
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $259,477
Total Spent $266,224

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $202,389 (-3.2%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $0 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $0
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $259,404
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $36
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $37
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $0
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Spending

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $38,447 (14.44%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $321 (0.12%)
General Overhead $6,169 (2.32%)
Union Administration $216,296 (81.25%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $36,506 (13.71%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002155
2003150
2004160
2005150
2006170
2007180
2008190
2009194
2010207
2011250
20120
20130
20140
20150
20160
20170
2018240
2019241
2020227
2021180

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
HAROLD BENNETTTREASURER$16,056
DAVID HELTONLOCAL CHAIRMAN$3,567
CHARLES BOONELOCAL CHAIRMAN$3,318
GREG BATEMANLOCAL CHAIRMAN$2,929
PAUL MILLAYLOCAL CHAIRMAN$2,479
JAMES KINGPRESIDENT$2,339
JOHN STETTLOCAL CHAIRMAN$1,561
STEPHEN MOODYLOCAL CHAIRMAN$1,442
PATRICK SPITZNAGELLOCAL CHAIRMAN$1,021
RONNIE BYRDLOCAL CHAIRMAN$803

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Crime, Corruption & Racketeering

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Type of Criminal ActivityNumber of Instances
embezzlement charges2
Guilty Pleas1
Indictments1

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Financial Audits

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016