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Railroad Signalmen, Local Lodge 98

Basic Information

Local 98

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Address

RAILROAD SIGNALMEN
17905 Shirley Circle
Omaha, NE 68130

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 $44,904
Total Liabilities $1,569
Total Income $46,229
Total Spent $44,512

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $44,904 (+4.0%)
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 $1,569
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $45,974
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $5
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $250
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $0
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

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 $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $0 (0.00%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $7,970 (17.91%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
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
200230
200328
200429
200529
200633
200737
200844
200945
201045
201141
201241
201339
201436
201542
201641
201738
201838
201935
202029
202138
202237

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JOHN ABERNATHYTRUSTEE$4,933
WAYNE STRONG1ST VICE PRESIDENT$3,526
THOMAS KARABATSOSREC-FINANCIAL SECRETARY$558
ADAM ECKLEYPRESIDENT$0
BRENT HAMMONDTRUSTEE$0
JEFF TOPPINTRUSTEE$0
JUSTIN HELLAND2ND VICE PRESIDENT$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Crime, Corruption & Racketeering

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Type of Criminal ActivityNumber of Instances
criminal charges1
embezzlement charges2
Officials Sentenced1

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Financial Audits

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016