Laborers, Local 1290

Basic Information

Local 1290

Quick Facts

Members

1,707

Assets

$9,479,795

Employees

Primary Industry

Construction

Address

LABORERS
2600 MERRIAM LANE
KANSAS CITY, KS 661064606

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	$9,479,795
Total Liabilities	$13,509
Total Income	$4,053,340
Total Spent	$4,264,096

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Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash	$8,533,816 (-2.4%)
Accounts Receivable	$0 (0.0%)
Investments	$0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets	$945,979 (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	$13,509
Mortgages	$0

Income

Dues	$3,475,319
Per Person Tax	$0
Investments	$0
Supplies	$0
Loan Repayment	$0
Interest	$68,674
Dividends	$0
Rents	$0
Fees and Fines	$134,393
Loans Obtained	$0
Other Receipts	$374,954
Affiliates	$0
Members	$0
Reinvestments	$111,000
All Others	$28,504

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.

Total Spent in 2021

$4,264,096

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational	$942,465 (22.10%)
Political Activities and Lobbying	$105,215 (2.47%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	$59,455 (1.39%)
General Overhead	$401,064 (9.41%)
Union Administration	$238,884 (5.60%)
Strike Benefits	$0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers	$385,372 (9.04%)
To Union Employees	$269,767 (6.33%)
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

Total Members

1,707

Income per Member

$2,375

Dues (per month)

$34

Membership Trend

Year	Members
2002	2,159
2003	1,865
2004	1,822
2005	2,093
2006	1,934
2007	2,039
2008	2,239
2009	2,012
2010	2,069
2011	1,787
2012	1,711
2013	1,736
2014	1,744
2015	1,810
2016	1,719
2017	1,683
2018	1,650
2019	1,574
2020	1,580
2021	1,707

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation

$52,584

Total Employees

Employees Making more than $75,000

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
MITCHELL ROWLEY	SEC-TREAS / BUS AGENT	$143,853
JAMES DEMARIAS	PRESIDENT / BUS AGENT	$126,519
JEFFREY PHILGREEN	REC SEC / BUS AGENT	$122,608
WILLIAM TILLMAN	VICE PRES / BUS AGENT	$113,254
RON CHRISTIAN II	EXEC BOARD / FIELD REP	$112,901
MICHAEL KANE	PA DIRECTOR	$94,015
STEPHANIE KATES	OFFICE MANAGER	$83,412
TIMOTHY PEGRAM	FIELD REP	$82,051
ANGELA KUNZE	OFFICE SECRETARY	$49,909
JEFF MYERS	EXEC BOARD / FIELD REP	$47,512

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

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 Activity	Number of Instances
criminal charges	1
embezzlement charges	2
Guilty Pleas	2
Officials Sentenced	1

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.