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Plumbers, Local 597

Basic Information

Local 597

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Address

PLUMBERS
45 N. OGDEN AVE.
CHICAGO, IL 606071813

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 $44,774,807
Total Liabilities $14,256,954
Total Income $41,500,216
Total Spent $43,021,302

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $3,343,615 (-31.3%)
Accounts Receivable $213,883 (-41.9%)
Investments $16,160,074 (-39.1%)
Fixed Assets $25,022,183 (-39.1%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $35,052 (-22.2%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $5,894,311
Accounts Payable $99,578
Other Liabilities $53,101
Mortgages $8,209,964

Income

Dues $18,081,823
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $18,005,131
Supplies $9,148
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $8
Dividends $104,163
Rents $338,599
Fees and Fines $490,470
Loans Obtained $3,519,225
Other Receipts $951,649
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $10,720

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 $2,832,239 (6.58%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $863,355 (2.01%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $57,066 (0.13%)
General Overhead $6,236,030 (14.50%)
Union Administration $2,129,611 (4.95%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $2,569,716 (5.97%)
To Union Employees $303,368 (0.71%)
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
20027,085
20037,454
20047,879
20059,833
20069,170
20079,217
20089,012
200910,199
20109,653
20119,901
201210,153
201311,225
201410,903
201510,707
201610,591
201710,497
201810,587
201910,965
202010,436
202110,465

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
KEVIN MORRISSEYBUSINESS MANAGER$324,336
CHRISTOPHER HERNANDEZFINANCIAL SEC-TREASURER$238,198
DENNIS HAHNEY JR.RECORDING SECRETARY$228,981
ROBERT PASSERELLA JR.BUSINESS AGENT$213,605
WILLIAM HENNESSYBUSINESS AGENT$210,084
KENNETH RUESKENBUSINESS AGENT$208,280
ADAM SWANBUSINESS AGENT$206,573
TIMOTHY GALLAGHER JR.BUSINESS AGENT$206,057
DONALD GREGORYBUSINESS AGENT$205,741
HARRISON MAILEY JR.BUSINESS AGENT$205,611

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

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