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Communications Workers of America, Local 7272

Basic Information

Local 7272

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COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA

ERSKINE, MN 56535

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 $154,196
Total Liabilities $582
Total Income $84,674
Total Spent $48,654

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $130,250 (+38.2%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $23,946 (-21.7%)
Fixed Assets $0 (-21.7%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $582
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $75,653
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $8,976
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $45
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 $250 (0.51%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $18,667 (38.37%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $2,075 (4.26%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
200273
200372
200474
200570
200679
200775
2008135
2009145
2010148
2011143
2012133
2013129
2014121
2015128
2016123
2017115
2018119
2019127
2020126
2021131
2022132

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DARYL BJERKEPRESIDENT$6,679
SAMUEL FINSETHPAST PRESIDENT$4,052
DUSTIN FALDETVICE PRESIDENT - GVTC$3,250
LAVONNE MCWILLIAMTREASURER$3,250
MEGGEN SOLHEIMSECRETARY$3,250

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
Guilty Pleas2
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