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Writers Guild West (WGAW)
Writers Guild West
WGAW
Address
7000 WEST THIRD STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 900484329
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
- Loans Payable?: $0.00
- Accounts Payable?: $1,157,318.00
- Other Liabilities?: $27,590,220.00
- Mortgages?: $0.00
Income
- Dues?: $19,526,849.00
- Per Person Tax?: $0.00
- Investments?: $1,939,394.00
- Supplies?: $0.00
- Loan Repayment?: $0.00
- Interest?: $561,132.00
- Dividends?: $148,813.00
- Rents?: $493,176.00
- Fees and Fines?: $1,515,891.00
- Loans Obtained?: $0.00
- Other Receipts?: $28,507,115.00
- Affiliates?: $0.00
- Members?: $0.00
- Reinvestments?: $247,600.00
- All Others?: $763,719.00
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: $58,644,513.00
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Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $43,234,761.00 (73.72%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $452,320.00 (0.77%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $215,624.00 (0.37%)
- General Overhead?: $8,028,797.00 (13.69%)
- Union Administration?: $1,105,936.00 (1.89%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $8,038.00 (0.01%)
- To Union Employees?: $12,300,280.00 (20.97%)
- 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: 20,181
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 7,646 |
| 2003 | 7,601 |
| 2004 | 7,580 |
| 2005 | 7,627 |
| 2006 | 18,032 |
| 2007 | 18,519 |
| 2008 | 18,881 |
| 2009 | 19,354 |
| 2010 | 19,763 |
| 2011 | 20,181 |
Income per Member: $2,623.25
Dues
SEE NOTES IN ITEM 69 per QUARTER
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $69,147.85
- Total Employees: 198
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 65
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| DAVID YOUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $461,730.00 |
| ANN WIDDIFIELD | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIREC | $258,805.00 |
| CHARLES SLOCUM | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIREC | $227,532.00 |
| DON GOR | SR DIRECTOR | $194,581.00 |
| LESLEY MACKEY | SR DIRECTOR | $179,119.00 |
| JEFF HERMANSON | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIREC | $167,916.00 |
| LISE ANDERSON | SR DIRECTOR | $167,322.00 |
| KATHERINE CHRISTOVICH | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | $161,408.00 |
| IAN DARKE | DIRECTOR | $161,059.00 |
| REBECCA KESSINGER | DIRECTOR | $157,870.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
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.
| Allegation | Cases Filed |
|---|---|
| Other Allegations | 19 |
| Duty of Fair Representation | 12 |
| Refusal to Furnish Information | 1 |
| Coercive Statements | 1 |
| All Allegations | 1 |
| Union Security Related (including Beck) | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Producer-Writers Guild of America Pension Plan Board of Directors Producer-Writers Guild of America Pension | 13,007 | 88.9 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service.