Service Employees, Local 521
Basic Information
Local 521
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 | $24,145,894 |
| Total Liabilities | $10,323,824 |
| Total Income | $30,039,505 |
| Total Spent | $31,422,502 |
Total Assets Trend
Assets (Change from previous report)
| Cash | $3,830,760 (-26.5%) |
| Accounts Receivable | $1,547 (0.0%) |
| Investments | $0 (-100.0%) |
| Fixed Assets | $11,492,212 (-100.0%) |
| Treasury Securities | $8,580,921 (+21.5%) |
| Other Assets | $240,454 (+241.3%) |
| Loans Receivable | $0 (0.0%) |
Liabilities
| Loans Payable | $0 |
| Accounts Payable | $0 |
| Other Liabilities | $3,035,428 |
| Mortgages | $7,288,396 |
Income
| Dues | $28,926,433 |
| Per Person Tax | $0 |
| Investments | $0 |
| Supplies | $0 |
| Loan Repayment | $0 |
| Interest | $154,007 |
| Dividends | $0 |
| Rents | $153,064 |
| Fees and Fines | $0 |
| Loans Obtained | $0 |
| Other Receipts | $264,432 |
| Affiliates | $541,569 |
| Members | $0 |
| Reinvestments | $32,184,944 |
| All Others | $46,269 |
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021
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 2019
$31,422,502
Spending Overview
Spending Breakdown
| Representational | $7,105,324 (22.61%) |
| Political Activities and Lobbying | $818,305 (2.60%) |
| Contributions, Gifts, and Grants | $740,208 (2.36%) |
| General Overhead | $6,592,901 (20.98%) |
| Union Administration | $1,301,653 (4.14%) |
| Strike Benefits | $6,500 (0.02%) |
| To Union Officers | $187,875 (0.60%) |
| To Union Employees | $6,808,004 (21.67%) |
| Education | $0 (0.00%) |
| Fees | $0 (0.00%) |
Search All Spending
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021
Membership
Total Members
33,846
Income per Member
$888
Dues (per Legacy Local)
Varies
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 41,564 |
| 2008 | 40,062 |
| 2009 | 41,321 |
| 2010 | 48,409 |
| 2011 | 42,396 |
| 2012 | 42,922 |
| 2013 | 41,233 |
| 2014 | 42,379 |
| 2015 | 31,739 |
| 2016 | 32,151 |
| 2017 | 33,021 |
| 2018 | 33,939 |
| 2019 | 33,846 |
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021
Leaders & Salaries
Average Total Compensation
$49,146
Total Employees
204
Employees Making more than $75,000
58
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| RIKO MENDEZ | CHIEF ELECTED OFFICER | $137,971 |
| TENEYA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR III | $133,939 |
| DEBORAH NARVAEZ | CHIEF OF STAFF | $120,906 |
| MING LEE | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | $118,657 |
| ELIZABETH CAMARENA | INTERNAL ORG | $113,877 |
| LETICIA CONTRERAS | LOST TIMER | $110,647 |
| PAMELA RODGERS | DIRECTOR II | $109,389 |
| DONALD BROWN | IT DIRECTOR | $109,086 |
| DARWIN DUNCAN | ORGANIZING COORD | $106,972 |
| CESAR SERRANO-VALDIVIA | EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE | $105,496 |
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2019 • Last Updated: April 8th, 2021
Political Spending
Federal Election Donations, by Party
State-level Political Operations, by Party
Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics by way of Transparency Data.
Last Updated: December 12th, 2013
Political Action Committees
| Political Action Committee | Total Contributed |
|---|
Lobbying
Federal Lobbying
Total Spent Lobbying
$0
Lobbying Expenditures Trend
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: November 15th, 2016
Union Decertifications
Unionized employees can elect to revoke a union's right to represent them through a process called a decertification. In order to decertify a union, a majority of the unionized employees must vote to remove the union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Total Decertification Petitions
1
Source: National Labor Relations Board
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