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Plumbers, Local 198

Basic Information

Local 198

Quick Facts

Address

PLUMBERS
5888 AIRLINE HIGHWAY
BATON ROUGE, LA 708052407

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 $2,860,856
Total Liabilities $11,949
Total Income $2,358,480
Total Spent $2,336,959

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $523,528 (+4.3%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $864,596 (-11.4%)
Fixed Assets $1,255,803 (-11.4%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $73,381 (+22.5%)
Loans Receivable $143,548 (-11.5%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $11,080
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $869
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $975,971
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $133,185
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $18,622
Interest $1,071
Dividends $16,815
Rents $20,400
Fees and Fines $627,518
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $106,346
Affiliates $0
Members $458,552
Reinvestments $16,815
All Others $4,346

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 $390,933 (16.73%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $12,300 (0.53%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $8,123 (0.35%)
General Overhead $145,309 (6.22%)
Union Administration $454,831 (19.46%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $188,436 (8.06%)
To Union Employees $135,769 (5.81%)
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
20022,152
20032,131
20042,075
20062,001
20071,985
20081,936
20091,888
20101,830
20111,693
20121,630
20131,642
20141,842
20151,890
20161,890
20172,163
20182,109
20192,943
20202,244
20211,853
20221,791

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JONATHAN WADDELLBUSINESS MANAGER/TREASURE$87,969
RICHARD PAULKAPPOINTED BUSINESS AGENT$78,796
JOSEPH MARANTO BUSINESS AGENT$70,283
SUZONNE MAGLONESTAFF$52,000
SHARI FLOWERSSTAFF$40,560
LATRELLE CARTSTAFF$40,560
JAYDE TURNERSTAFF$31,200
EDDIE FRIEBERGERVICE PRESIDENT$0
KEITH GINNEXECUTIVE BOARD$0
CHARLIE HABIGRECORDING SECRETART$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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