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Plumbers, Local 68

Basic Information

Local 68

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PLUMBERS

HOUSTON, TX 772498746

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 $7,848,033
Total Liabilities $4,409
Total Income $5,133,104
Total Spent $5,403,572

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,894,211 (-12.5%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $3,505,023 (-18.8%)
Fixed Assets $195,306 (-18.8%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $2,253,493 (-5.2%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $4,409
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $733,037
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $1,485,374
Supplies $2,544
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $26,399
Dividends $473,158
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $2,387,203
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $25,389
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $25,389

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 $1,217,860 (22.54%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $74,095 (1.37%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $29,770 (0.55%)
General Overhead $491,736 (9.10%)
Union Administration $468,366 (8.67%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $775,417 (14.35%)
To Union Employees $262,294 (4.85%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20021,340
20031,340
20041,417
20051,350
20061,375
20071,388
20081,453
20091,555
20101,535
20111,503
20121,404
20131,407
20141,464
20151,623
20161,801
20171,885
20181,965
20191,861
20201,762
20211,676
20221,631

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
ROBERT LORDBUSINESS MANAGER$125,642
RICHARD LORDBUSINESS AGENT$124,280
JEFFREY LABROSKIBUSINESS AGENT$121,352
WILLIAM VENABLEFINANCIAL SECRETARY/TREAS$118,947
CHATO WOODARDBUSINESS AGENT$118,562
BRIAN GRAINGERORGANIZER$110,804
LYNNESA DLOUHYADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT$77,232
LE MARCHALSECRETARY$69,586
GLEN KIRKHAMORGANIZER$59,924
JEREMY PAVLICHORGANIZER$55,830

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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