Teamsters, Local 853

Basic Information

Local 853

Quick Facts

Members

13,273

Assets

$12,852,249

Employees

Primary Industry

Other

Address

TEAMSTERS
7750 PARDEE LANE
OAKLAND, CA 94621

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	$12,852,249
Total Liabilities	$1,998,964
Total Income	$17,593,985
Total Spent	$18,162,607

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash	$2,844,613 (-16.7%)
Accounts Receivable	$30,808 (-17.8%)
Investments	$5,005,380 (+43.9%)
Fixed Assets	$4,224,120 (+43.9%)
Treasury Securities	$0 (0.0%)
Other Assets	$47,369 (-33.4%)
Loans Receivable	$699,959 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable	$976,343
Accounts Payable	$209,742
Other Liabilities	$567,375
Mortgages	$245,504

Income

Dues	$10,138,393
Per Person Tax	$0
Investments	$4,962,841
Supplies	$1,230
Loan Repayment	$0
Interest	$50,982
Dividends	$0
Rents	$164,306
Fees and Fines	$920,653
Loans Obtained	$813,482
Other Receipts	$531,427
Affiliates	$0
Members	$10,671
Reinvestments	$44,859
All Others	$38,617

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.

Total Spent in 2021

$18,162,607

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational	$3,833,975 (21.11%)
Political Activities and Lobbying	$3,452 (0.02%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	$199,383 (1.10%)
General Overhead	$1,761,821 (9.70%)
Union Administration	$348,565 (1.92%)
Strike Benefits	$0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers	$489,091 (2.69%)
To Union Employees	$2,452,343 (13.50%)
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

Total Members

13,273

Income per Member

$1,326

Dues (per Month)

See Min/Max

Membership Trend

Year	Members
2002	5,563
2003	55,334
2004	4,700
2005	4,991
2006	5,576
2007	5,687
2008	11,185
2009	10,376
2010	10,070
2011	10,061
2012	10,112
2013	10,167
2014	10,454
2015	10,790
2016	10,974
2017	11,166
2018	11,447
2019	11,217
2020	12,280
2021	13,273

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation

$95,421

Total Employees

Employees Making more than $75,000

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
JERRY SWEENEY	BUSINESS AGENT	$174,534
DENNIS HART	PRESIDENT	$173,525
ROME ALOISE*	SEC TREASURER	$172,576
LOU VALLETTA	VICE PRESIDENT	$166,787
EFREN ALARCON	BUSINESS AGENT	$147,083
STEPHEN BECK	BUSINESS AGENT	$146,118
		$145,137
RAY TORRES	BUSINESS AGENT	$144,766
LON SCHMIDT	BUSINESS AGENT	$144,642
STU HELFER	REC SECRETARY	$144,127

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Crime, Corruption & Racketeering

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Type of Criminal Activity	Number of Instances
criminal charges	1
Guilty Pleas	2
Officials Sentenced	1

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Financial Audits

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.