Laborers, Local 79

Basic Information

Local 79

Quick Facts

Members

9,653

Assets

$81,314,307

Employees

Primary Industry

Construction

Address

LABORERS
131 W. 33RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10001

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	$81,314,307
Total Liabilities	$3,732,266
Total Income	$33,132,937
Total Spent	$33,043,364

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Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash	$8,775,895 (+1.0%)
Accounts Receivable	$2,421,295 (+11.6%)
Investments	$43,702,407 (+14.5%)
Fixed Assets	$20,100,144 (+14.5%)
Treasury Securities	$4,871,718 (+28.3%)
Other Assets	$1,442,848 (+10.0%)
Loans Receivable	$0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable	$0
Accounts Payable	$1,675,977
Other Liabilities	$2,056,289
Mortgages	$0

Income

Dues	$17,188,077
Per Person Tax	$0
Investments	$13,062,449
Supplies	$0
Loan Repayment	$0
Interest	$471,091
Dividends	$349,250
Rents	$0
Fees and Fines	$934,029
Loans Obtained	$0
Other Receipts	$1,128,041
Affiliates	$0
Members	$0
Reinvestments	$0
All Others	$33,547

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.

Total Spent in 2021

$33,043,364

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational	$6,559,272 (19.85%)
Political Activities and Lobbying	$90,990 (0.28%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	$85,665 (0.26%)
General Overhead	$2,623,492 (7.94%)
Union Administration	$513,228 (1.55%)
Strike Benefits	$0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers	$596,409 (1.80%)
To Union Employees	$3,458,648 (10.47%)
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

Total Members

9,653

Income per Member

$3,432

Dues (per MONTH)

VARIOUS

Membership Trend

Year	Members
2002	9,125
2003	8,696
2004	8,138
2005	8,038
2006	8,132
2007	8,922
2008	9,522
2009	9,332
2010	9,208
2011	9,064
2012	9,136
2013	9,176
2014	9,301
2015	9,532
2016	9,365
2017	9,495
2018	9,560
2019	9,866
2020	9,427
2021	9,653

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation

$93,912

Total Employees

Employees Making more than $75,000

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
MICHAEL PROHASKA	BUS MGR	$357,200
ANTHONY VITA	SECRETARY/ TREAS	$340,034
CHARLES RYNKIEWICZ	ASST TO BUS MGR	$240,809
KENNETH BRANCACCIO	SECRETARY/ TREAS	$228,424
JOHN NORBURY	BUSINESS AGENT	$211,044
LUIS MONTALVO	BUSINESS AGENT	$202,636
EDWARD MEDINA	BUSINESS AGENT	$202,341
ANTHONY WILLIAMSON	MARKET DEVELOPMENT REP	$197,328
JOHN WUND	ASST DIR- MARKETING	$196,292
KENNETH ROBINSON JR.	BUSINESS AGENT	$192,758

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021 • 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 Activity	Number of Instances
criminal charges	1
embezzlement charges	3
Guilty Pleas	2
Indictments	1
Officials Sentenced	1

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.