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Masters Mates & Pilots (MMP)
Masters Mates & Pilots
MMP
Address
700 MARITIME Blvd Suite B
LINTHICUM, MD 210901953
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.
Total Assets Trend
Basic Financials
Assets (Change from previous report)
Liabilities
Income
- Dues?: $4,866,486.00
- Per Person Tax?: $0.00
- Investments?: $131.00
- Supplies?: $0.00
- Loan Repayment?: $0.00
- Interest?: $19,975.00
- Dividends?: $159,145.00
- Rents?: $918,997.00
- Fees and Fines?: $281,689.00
- Loans Obtained?: $0.00
- Other Receipts?: $2,422,032.00
- Affiliates?: $0.00
- Members?: $0.00
- Reinvestments?: $0.00
- All Others?: $10,427.00
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
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 2011: $8,416,630.00
Search All Spending
Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $1,847,949.00 (21.96%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $211,113.00 (2.51%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $42,025.00 (0.50%)
- General Overhead?: $2,078,772.00 (24.70%)
- Union Administration?: $2,111,165.00 (25.08%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $821,807.00 (9.76%)
- To Union Employees?: $1,937,645.00 (23.02%)
- Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Membership
Total Members: 5,724
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 6,467 |
| 2003 | 6,604 |
| 2004 | 6,542 |
| 2005 | 6,503 |
| 2006 | 6,419 |
| 2007 | 6,290 |
| 2008 | 6,201 |
| 2009 | 6,089 |
| 2010 | 5,807 |
| 2011 | 5,724 |
Income per Member: $1,514.40
Dues
1020 per year
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $70,118.66
- Total Employees: 58
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 22
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY BROWN | PRESIDENT | $244,518.00 |
| DONALD MARCUS | SECRETARY TREASURER | $216,967.00 |
| CLYDE MURRAY | VICE PRESIDENT | $172,090.00 |
| DONALD FARTHING | VICE PRESIDENT | $164,114.00 |
| STEVEN WERSE | VICE PRESIDENT | $158,056.00 |
| GEORGE QUICK | VICE PRESIDENT | $153,408.00 |
| DAVID BOATNER | VICE PRESIDENT | $151,927.00 |
| ELISABETH GRECO | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | $139,665.00 |
| BEVERLY GUTMANN | COMPTROLLER | $138,493.00 |
| KLAUS LUHTA | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIR | $134,663.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Political Activities
FEC
Overall Contributions
Democrats: $1,213,945.00 (0.7575)
Republicans: $374,140.00 (0.2335)
MMP's Political Action Committees
| Political Action Committee | Total Contributed |
|---|---|
| Masters, Mates & Pilots Union | $1,602,585.00 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Lobbying
Federal Lobbying
Total Spent Lobbying: $20,000.00
Lobbying Expenditures Trend
MMP's Major Issues
| Issue | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|
MMP Lobbying Groups
| Client | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| Masters, Mates & Pilots Union | $20,000.00 |
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011
Union Decertifications
Unionized employees can elect to revoke a union's right to represent them through a process called a decertification. In order to decertify a union, a majority of the unionized employees must vote to remove the union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Total Decertification Petitions: 2
Recent Decertification Petitions
| Case Number | Name/Union | Date Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 10-RD-01427 | Moran Towing of Savannah, GA International Organization of Master, Mates and Pilots, ILA, AFL-CIO | December 23rd, 2003 |
| 12-RD-00948 | Moran Towing Corporation dba Moran Towing of Florida International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) Local 24 | May 8th, 2003 |
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System
Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations
Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.
Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System
Pensions
Pensions Linked to the Union
| Pension Name/Sponsor | Members | Funding Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Masters, Mates and Pilots Pension Plan Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates and Pilots Pension Plan | 4,017 | 82.80 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service.