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Machinists, Lodge 70

Basic Information

Local 70

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Address

MACHINISTS
1427 BROADWAY
FORT WAYNE, IN 468023307

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 $0
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $13,136
Total Spent $88,021

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $0 (-100.0%)
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 $11,818
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $5
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $705
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $608
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2014  •  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 $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $20,180 (22.93%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $2,058 (2.34%)
To Union Employees $430 (0.49%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2014  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002200
2003185
2004176
2005158
200675
200762
200868
200962
201067
201164
201262
2013180
20140

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2014  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DAVID LATTARECORDING SECRETARY$735
EDWARD GRANTPRESIDENT$688
DANIEL SCHIFFLISECRETARY TREASURER$243
JAMES GRIMTRUSTEE$146
BLAKE BENSONCONDUCTOR SENTINEL$142
MICHAEL BIERBAUMVICE PRESIDENT$142
RYAN CRAFTTRUSTEE$142
JACK BLAUVELTTRUSTEE$141

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2014  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Union Decertifications

Unionized employees can elect to revoke a union's right to represent them through a process called a decertification. In order to decertify a union, a majority of the unionized employees must vote to remove the union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Source: National Labor Relations Board
Case Activity Tracking System

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations

Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.

AllegationCases Filed
Duty of Fair Representation1

Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Manufacturing5
Not Provided1