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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 98

Basic Information

Local 98

Quick Facts

Address

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
1719 SPRING GARDEN ST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 191303915

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 $87,067,134
Total Liabilities $587,168
Total Income $36,589,785
Total Spent $29,399,437

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $62,949,575 (+12.9%)
Accounts Receivable $2,985,516 (-30.4%)
Investments $16,619,058 (+24.3%)
Fixed Assets $4,392,282 (+24.3%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $120,703 (-32.1%)
Loans Receivable $0 (-100.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $300,713
Other Liabilities $286,455
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $34,003,731
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $3,791
Supplies $51,810
Loan Repayment $4,529
Interest $5,960
Dividends $32,133
Rents $213,865
Fees and Fines $85,546
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $2,181,804
Affiliates $6,616
Members $0
Reinvestments $1,477,181
All Others $56,786

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 $5,805,388 (19.75%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $813,873 (2.77%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $1,346,353 (4.58%)
General Overhead $5,311,649 (18.07%)
Union Administration $1,031,573 (3.51%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $1,331,546 (4.53%)
To Union Employees $3,676,238 (12.50%)
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
20024,891
20034,908
20044,665
20054,572
20064,543
20074,642
20084,812
20094,715
20104,630
20113,793
20123,849
20133,828
20144,516
20154,652
20164,705
20204,654
20214,716

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JOHN DOUGHERTYBUSINESS MANGR./FIN. SEC.$360,083
ZACHARY GNIEWOZASST. BUS. MNGR.-ZONE 2$246,996
TIMOTHY BROWNEVICE PRESIDENT$243,620
GEORGE WALKERBUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE$237,168
JAMES FOYEXECUTIVE BOARD$232,125
ROBERT BARKBUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE$229,005
TODD NEILSONEXECUTIVE BOARD$226,552
BRIAN BURROWSPRESIDENT$223,730
JOHN O'NEILLCHIEF OF STAFF$222,643
ROBERT GORMLEYEXECUTIVE BOARD$221,868

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
criminal charges5
embezzlement charges3
Guilty Pleas12
Indictments5
Officials Sentenced4

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