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Machinists, Lodge 297

Basic Information

Local 297

Quick Facts

Address

MACHINISTS
9135 15th Place S, 2nd Flr.
Seattle, WA 98108

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 $678,054
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $58,070
Total Spent $80,609

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $49,399 (-31.3%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $628,655 (-15.1%)
Fixed Assets $0 (-15.1%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $0
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $54,926
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $0
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $3,144
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  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 $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $3,065 (3.80%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $20,423 (25.34%)
To Union Employees $46,281 (57.41%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $35 (0.04%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20021,236
20031,159
20041,118
20051,136
20061,130
20071,145
20081,105
20091,085
20111,045
2012982
2013949
2014942
2015854
2016866
2017857
2018451
2019429
2020888
2021481
2022837

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DON ZETHRECORDING SECRETARY$7,233
ED ELLSWORTHSECRETARY TREASURER$5,619
JOHN GEHRINGERPRESIDENT$3,523
SUZETTE CONNERVICE PRESIDENT$2,295
COREY JOSEPHTRUSTEE$603
TRACEY CARTERTRUSTEE$600
JASON BISHOPCONDUCTOR SENTINEL$550

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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