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Machinists, Lodge 623

Basic Information

Local 623

Quick Facts

Address

MACHINISTS
1903 4TH STREET NORTH
ST. CLOUD, MN 56303

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 $638,431
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $35,048
Total Spent $67,319

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $601,687 (-5.1%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $29,620 (+0.4%)
Fixed Assets $4,812 (+0.4%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $2,312 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

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

Income

Dues $27,256
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $3,058
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $1,135
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $3,599
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  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 $2,311 (3.43%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $18,989 (28.21%)
To Union Employees $4,900 (7.28%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20022,739
20032,268
20042,179
20051,882
20061,834
20071,872
20081,686
20092,325
20102,454
20100
20112,447
20122,585
20132,432
20141,542
20150
20162,176
20171,979
20181,912
20191,363
2020534
2021508
2022495

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JOSEPH BARATTASECRETARY TREASURER$8,493
EUGENE SIMONPRESIDENT$3,995
TINA BAHNERRECORDING SECRETARY$3,176
SHAREN MELBYTRUSTEE$1,884
TERRY BACHMANPRESIDENT$1,020
MATTHEW FALLONRECORDING SECRETARY$967
TODD GRUNDHOEFERTRUSTEE$842
CALVIN BRAUSENTRUSTEE$726
JOHN POPP IIIVICE PRESIDENT$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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
Manufacturing3
Service2