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Operating Engineers, Local 66

Basic Information

Local 66

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Address

OPERATING ENGINEERS
111 ZETA DRIVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15238

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 $34,455,362
Total Liabilities $17,307
Total Income $15,469,383
Total Spent $15,740,396

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $8,769,727 (-3.0%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $10,931,898 (+6.6%)
Fixed Assets $12,663,530 (+6.6%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $90,207 (-5.9%)
Loans Receivable $2,000,000 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $17,307
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $11,453,932
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $1,142,877
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $116,998
Dividends $298,946
Rents $260,176
Fees and Fines $503,722
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $1,680,181
Affiliates $12,551
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $165,330

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 $3,342,153 (21.23%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $168,103 (1.07%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $116,752 (0.74%)
General Overhead $2,950,937 (18.75%)
Union Administration $563,529 (3.58%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $1,832,115 (11.64%)
To Union Employees $634,826 (4.03%)
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
20027,031
20037,039
20046,974
20056,976
20067,023
20077,045
20087,045
20096,893
20106,831
20116,890
20127,033
20136,976
20146,998
20157,030
20166,977
20177,321
20187,624
20197,886
20207,665
20217,397

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
KEITH HOOVERPIPELINE INSTRUCTOR$167,020
THOMAS MELISKO, JR.BUSINESS MANAGER$143,578
JESSE DIRENNAPRESIDENT$127,134
CHARLES AMMERMANEXECUTIVE BOARD$120,026
ROBERT KAHL, JR.TRUSTEE$119,578
JACOB MCCHESNEYEXECUTIVE BOARD$119,207
MARK SHEPLERFINANCIAL SECRETARY$119,201
ARCHIE GRAHAM EXECUTIVE BOARD$117,606
JOHN HACK TREASURER$117,541
LARRY CARDILLOTRUSTEE$117,319

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 charges2
embezzlement charges3
Guilty Pleas2
Indictments2
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