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MADISON, WI 53713

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 $1,593,216
Total Liabilities $443,397
Total Income $3,304,883
Total Spent $3,396,912

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $186,611 (-33.0%)
Accounts Receivable $64,923 (-18.6%)
Investments $1,258,450 (+24.8%)
Fixed Assets $28,487 (+24.8%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $54,745 (+22.1%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $28,360
Other Liabilities $415,037
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $3,140,846
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $95,770
Supplies $1,212
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $12
Dividends $21,730
Rents $3,600
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $31,799
Affiliates $9,914
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $31,799

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 $1,417,936 (41.74%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $58,434 (1.72%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $31,312 (0.92%)
General Overhead $190,833 (5.62%)
Union Administration $635,927 (18.72%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $12,566 (0.37%)
To Union Employees $1,051,874 (30.97%)
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
20067,811
20077,607
20087,646
20097,793
20107,784
20116,740
20126,033
20145,701
20155,685
20165,707
20175,815
20186,026
20196,229
20206,186
20216,333

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JAMES PALMEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$183,691
ROGER PALEKDIR OF FIELD & LEGAL SERV$144,701
ANDREW SCHAUERSTAFF ATTORNEY$131,480
JERYL VONDERHEIDBUSINESS AGENT$117,043
JEAN STEINHAUERDIR OF ADMIN & FINANCE$114,013
RANDALL INGRAMFIELD SERVICES SUPERVISOR$110,776
THOMAS SCHRANKBUSINESS AGENT$100,664
JAMES SCHUMITSCHBUSINESS AGENT$100,105
RICHARD BURGHAUSBUSINESS AGENT$98,020
MICHAEL BACKUSBUSINESS AGENT$97,944

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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