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Plumbers, Local 8

Basic Information

Local 8

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Address

PLUMBERS
5950 Manchester Trafficway
KANSAS CITY, MO 64130

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 $6,976,266
Total Liabilities $30,433
Total Income $3,971,213
Total Spent $3,390,823

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $4,130,202 (+16.3%)
Accounts Receivable $285,239 (+7.7%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $2,560,825 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $30,349
Other Liabilities $84
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $3,478,991
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $5,768
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $13,991
Dividends $0
Rents $126,090
Fees and Fines $4,660
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $341,713
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $144,168

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 $1,114,120 (32.86%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $62,153 (1.83%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $58,906 (1.74%)
General Overhead $636,848 (18.78%)
Union Administration $177,670 (5.24%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $628,734 (18.54%)
To Union Employees $107,304 (3.16%)
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
2002896
2003872
2004859
2005929
2006949
2007942
2008948
2009927
2010892
2011867
2012854
2013860
2014867
2015863
2016925
2017928
2018860
2019991
20201,018
20211,037

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
CHARLES TARPLEYBUSINESS MANAGER/FST$156,405
ANDREW JOHNSONBUSINESS AGENT$155,282
MATTHEW HARRISBUSINESS AGENT$153,436
GEARY LESHORGANIZER$140,170
KATHRYN HAYESOFFICE STAFF$72,122
ANDREW BRUCEWELDING INSTRUCTOR$24,773
ANDREW JONASPRESIDENT$10,972
KRISTI PLEASANTOFFICE STAFF$10,409
CARL MANNINOEXECUTIVE BOARD$3,350
JOHN CROOKEREXECUTIVE BOARD$2,848

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

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