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Plumbers, Local 159

Basic Information

Local 159

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Address

PLUMBERS
1308 ROMAN WAY
MARTINEZ, CA 94553

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 $3,414,717
Total Liabilities $103,300
Total Income $2,288,971
Total Spent $2,016,112

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $2,547,448 (+12.0%)
Accounts Receivable $231,345 (+4.7%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $635,924 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $64,032
Other Liabilities $39,268
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $1,571,444
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $620
Dividends $0
Rents $72,202
Fees and Fines $13,472
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $309,416
Affiliates $321,817
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $11,740

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 $311,917 (15.47%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $71,563 (3.55%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $23,902 (1.19%)
General Overhead $375,724 (18.64%)
Union Administration $75,513 (3.75%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $181,414 (9.00%)
To Union Employees $97,080 (4.82%)
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
2002613
2003613
2004600
2005617
2006755
2007708
2008604
2009594
2010558
2011534
2012541
2013515
2014511
2015557
2016555
2017573
2018609
2019547
2020527
2021523

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
THOMAS LAWSONBUS. MGR / TRUSTEE$171,284
NICK GOODWINSEC TREAS/ASST BUS MGR$161,251
KERRY SPYROWBOOKKEEPER$93,370
DULCE JIMENEZCLERK$54,617
DANE WILLIAMSRECORDING SECRETARY$2,679
JOHN RADOSEVICHEXECUTIVE BOARD$1,698
FERNANDO TORRES-VAZQUEZEXAMINING BOARD$1,400
CHAD ANDREWSNEG COMM/EXEC BOARD$445
TIMOTHY ESQUIVELFINANCE COMM/NEG COMM$415
MIKE RADOSEVICHEXECUTIVE BOARD$328

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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