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Building & Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO, Bldg & Construction Trades Council - Texas State

Basic Information

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Address

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO
1106 LAVACA ST
AUSTIN, TX 78701

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 $551,235
Total Liabilities $32,583
Total Income $423,888
Total Spent $338,546

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $533,117 (+19.1%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $18,118 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $32,583
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $125,809
Per Person Tax $294,293
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $286
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $3,500
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $0
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

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 $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $22,210 (6.56%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $0 (0.00%)
General Overhead $38,339 (11.32%)
Union Administration $88,839 (26.24%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $111,049 (32.80%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
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
200217,839
200318,966
200418,050
200518,832
200618,333
200719,724
200821,426
200920,927
201021,009
201120,363
201220,260
201320,935
201421,451
201522,609
201621,834
201721,580
201823,293
201923,724
202022,840
202122,491

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
RONNIE SMITHERMANEXEC DIRECTOR & SEC/TREAS$57,394
THOMAS KENNEDYEXEC DIRECTOR & SEC/TREAS$53,655
BRYAN EDWARDSDISTRICT 5$0
DAVID LOPEZ, JREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$0
JAMES BERENDZENDISTRICT 2$0
BEN BRENNERMANPRESIDENT$0
LETICIA MARCUMDISTRICT 3$0
MARK POTTERDISTRICT 7$0
PRICE WARWICK IIIDISTRICT 4$0
ROBIN DRAKEIRON WORKERS DIST COUNCIL$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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