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Carpenters, Local 1553

Basic Information

Local 1553

Quick Facts

Address

CARPENTERS
13144 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE
HAWTHORNE, CA 902505310

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 $267,705
Total Spent $1,064,919

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $0 (-100.0%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (-100.0%)
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 $261,582
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $2,221
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $3,902
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $3,902

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2017  •  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 $146,238 (13.73%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $358 (0.03%)
General Overhead $792,748 (74.44%)
Union Administration $29,980 (2.82%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $26,347 (2.47%)
To Union Employees $64,567 (6.06%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2017  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20022,750
20032,388
20042,339
20052,088
20061,963
20071,726
20081,676
20091,575
20101,590
20111,545
20121,492
20131,346
20141,239
20151,134
2016918
20170

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2017  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
LORELEI KAALEKAHISECRETARY$46,827
RON VENVERLOHBOOKKEEPER$41,805
BARTHOLOMEW RATIATRUSTEE$5,044
JULES BYERSTRUSTEE$4,820
ALFONSO MARTINEZTRUSTEE$3,288
BENJAMIN CARBAJALRECORDING SECRETARY$2,803
BEN JIMENEZPRESIDENT$2,631
JOSEPH BROOKSWARDEN$2,456
KENNETH KEYSERTREASURER$2,445
JOE LOTTAPRESIDENT$2,402

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2017  •  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 charges3
embezzlement charges3
Guilty Pleas2
Indictments1
Officials Sentenced1

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