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Building & Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO, Bldg & Construction Trades Council - West Virginia State

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Address

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO
600 LEON SULLIVAN WAY
CHARLESTON, WV 253011219

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 $4,072,081
Total Liabilities $47,263
Total Income $2,308,101
Total Spent $3,338,071

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,791,715 (-36.5%)
Accounts Receivable $192,937 (-10.1%)
Investments $688,556 (-1.3%)
Fixed Assets $385,350 (-1.3%)
Treasury Securities $997,115 (+298.2%)
Other Assets $5,408 (-43.1%)
Loans Receivable $11,000 (-21.4%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $46,075
Other Liabilities $1,188
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $0
Per Person Tax $2,003,792
Investments $9,000
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $14,000
Interest $10,934
Dividends $311
Rents $53,100
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $11,043
Affiliates $205,921
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $11,043

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 $353,015 (10.58%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $1,288,082 (38.59%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $0 (0.00%)
General Overhead $300,474 (9.00%)
Union Administration $137,237 (4.11%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $87,170 (2.61%)
To Union Employees $259,248 (7.77%)
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
200248
200349
200474
200566
200665
200768
200868
200970
201072
201172
201270
201368
201469
201569
201669
201764
201842
201942
202042
202142
202242

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
STEVEN WHITEACT DIRECTOR$133,095
LESLY MESSINARESEARCH DIRECTOR$84,036
DAVID EFAWSECRETARY/TREASURER$79,666
JOHN EPPERLYSECRETARY/TREASURER$68,876
GEORGE CAPELPOLITICAL DIRECTOR$62,479
GLORIA BOWEOFFICE$59,553
WILLIAM MILLERJANITOR$12,016
TRACY HANNAHOFFICE$11,398
DENZEL MALONEVICE PRESIDENT$0
CHARLES PARKERPRESIDENT$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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