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Laborers, District Council

Basic Information

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Address

LABORERS
5806 MEREDITH DR STE B
DES MOINES, IA 50322

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 $184,882
Total Liabilities $11,575
Total Income $330,685
Total Spent $522,769

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $6,845 (-96.6%)
Accounts Receivable $166,216 (+60,562.8%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $7,651 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $4,170 (+277.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $7,253
Other Liabilities $4,322
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $183,657
Per Person Tax $12,815
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $278
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $9,627
Affiliates $124,308
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2003  •  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 $64,053 (12.25%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $300 (0.06%)
To Union Employees $102,923 (19.69%)
Education $3,690 (0.71%)
Fees $8,365 (1.60%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2003  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20022,600
20032,600

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2003  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
WILLIAM GERHARDBUS MANAGER$42,405
BERNARD ORITZORGANIZER$26,730
LORI MARINGBOOKKEEPER$16,082
DICK DAMMORGANIZER$15,524
STEVE PIPERVICE PRESIDENT$300
VERN SILVERSBD MEMBER$0
TOM VANDERHAARBD MEMBER$0
TOM MERKSICKBD MEMBER$0
DICK DAMMBD MEMBER$0
WILLLIA GERHARDSEC/TREASURER$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2003  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023