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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1959

Basic Information

Local 1959

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Address

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
1610 13th Ave NE
Watertown, SD 57201

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 $118,455
Total Liabilities $591
Total Income $134,332
Total Spent $127,642

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $118,455 (+6.1%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $0 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $591
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $134,310
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $22
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $0
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

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 $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $1,654 (1.30%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $63,283 (49.58%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $537 (0.42%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002124
2003124
2004125
2005120
2006125
2007125
2008126
2009128
2010130
2011133
2012133
2013128
2014128
2015135
2016151
2017155
2018155
2019160
2020160
2021150

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
THOMAS HOLMSTROMBUSINESS MANAGER$42,603
JAMES WEISSTREASURER$10,868
PAUL EILERPRESIDENT/GCC-1 REP$9,203
MICHAEL PAUPRECORDING SECRETARY$609
KERRY KILENEXECUTIVE BOARD$0
JESSE BRIGGSEXECUTIVE BOARD$0
SCOTT JAACKVICE$0
JASON BURFEINDTEXECUTIVE BOARD$0
TIM AHLERSEXECUTIVE BOARD$0
TROY JUNGENEXECUTIVE BOARD$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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