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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 494

Basic Information

Local 494

Quick Facts

Address

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
3303 S 103RD ST
MILWAUKEE, WI 53227

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 $10,257,661
Total Liabilities $285,192
Total Income $3,408,565
Total Spent $3,432,783

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,369,984 (-1.7%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $7,031,140 (+5.6%)
Fixed Assets $1,856,537 (+5.6%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $285,192
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $3,269,957
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $3,252
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $0
Dividends $121,758
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $13,598
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $13,598

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 $1,109,036 (32.31%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $202,226 (5.89%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $62,018 (1.81%)
General Overhead $568,584 (16.56%)
Union Administration $253,689 (7.39%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $39,915 (1.16%)
To Union Employees $1,128,362 (32.87%)
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
20023,000
20032,872
20042,657
20052,535
20062,694
20072,671
20082,700
20092,583
20102,792
20112,334
20122,203
20132,221
20142,287
20152,333
20162,595
20172,508
20182,606
20192,630
20202,565
20212,516

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DEAN WARSHBUSINESS MANAGER$137,178
JOHN JACOBS BUSINESS REP.$129,780
TODD PAULYBUSINESS REP.$114,360
CURT BRAUERBUSINESS REP.$113,867
DONALD OLDANIBUSINESS REP.$113,075
KENNETH BLAESKEBUSINESS REP.$111,353
NICHOLAS CAMPBELLBUSINESS REP.$109,039
JOHN ZAPFELBUSINESS REP.$85,924
AMY LEINENADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT$64,167
BRIGID GENTRYBOOKKEEPER$62,762

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Spending

Federal Election Donations, by Party

Last Updated: November 5th, 2016

Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
IBEW LOCAL 494 $4,798.00

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016