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Locomotive Engineers

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Members
59,213
Assets
$31,971,723
Employees
46
Primary Industry
Not Provided

Address

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
7061 E PLEASANT VALLEY RD
INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131

Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Locomotive Engineers Association Eastern General Chairmen's Assoc.  /  Wall, NJ15,699
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment 4Norfolk Southern Railway  /  Seymour, TN4,301
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment Burlington Northern  /  Sterling, CO4,113
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment Santa Fe Rr  /  Crowley, TX3,214
Locomotive Engineers State Legislative Board Texas  /  Denton, TX3,059
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment 177Southern Pacific Transportation Co  /  El Paso, TX2,812
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment Union Pacific Rr - Southern Region  /  Humble, TX1,878
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment Amtrak  /  Wall, NJ1,848
Locomotive Engineers State Legislative Board Illinois State Legislative Board  /  Saint Peters, MO1,842
Locomotive Engineers General Committee Of Adjustment Csxt Western Railroad Lines  /  Etowah, TN1,763
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

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

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 $31,971,723
Total Liabilities $6,089,832
Total Income $20,305,993
Total Spent $20,392,476

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $6,900,224 (-1.2%)
Accounts Receivable $615,050 (+5.5%)
Investments $22,587,480 (+34.1%)
Fixed Assets $1,232,180 (+34.1%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $636,789 (+17.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $1,489,415
Accounts Payable $209,236
Other Liabilities $4,391,181
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $15,031,993
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $3,665
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $70,590
Dividends $65,476
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $1,463,762
Other Receipts $2,807,437
Affiliates $28,247
Members $834,823
Reinvestments $7,135,519
All Others $866,216

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
$20,392,476

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $2,247,083 (11.02%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $396,094 (1.94%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $726 (0.00%)
General Overhead $4,419,271 (21.67%)
Union Administration $1,851,040 (9.08%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $1,817,311 (8.91%)
To Union Employees $2,166,149 (10.62%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

Search All Spending

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Total Members
59,213
Income per Member
$343
Dues (per month)
$48

Membership Trend

YearMembers
200256,246
200356,349
200451,318
200552,658
200654,384
200756,232
200856,374
200956,131
201055,567
201154,122
201254,813
201352,311
201454,272
201556,326
201656,855
201756,770
201857,149
201957,946
202057,210
202159,213

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation
$122,520
Total Employees
46
Employees Making more than $75,000
28

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DENNIS PIERCEPRESIDENT$275,585
STEPHEN BRUNONATIONAL SECRETARY TREAS$228,249
EDGAR PRUITT JR.FIRST VICE PRESIDENT$224,110
THOMAS PONTILILLO SRDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$223,682
MICHAEL PRIESTERVICE PRESIDENT$216,871
VINCENT VERNAVICE PRESIDENT$216,460
RICHARD GIBBONSVICE PRESIDENT$216,102
MARK WALLACEVICE PRESIDENT$214,457
MARCUS RUEFVICE PRESIDENT$213,371
MICHAEL TWOMBLYVICE PRESIDENT$211,979

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Spending

Federal Election Donations, by Party

Donations to Democrats
$3,997,503 (94%)
Donations to Republicans
$209,641 (5%)
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: November 5th, 2016

Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers$4,203,796
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers$13,678
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers/Tex$9,950
Train Dispatchers Political League$3,670

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying
$8,346,287

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers$8,346,287

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

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 ActivityNumber of Incidents
6
criminal charges28
embezzlement charges54
Guilty Pleas45
Indictments19
Officials Sentenced30

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.

LocalDateView Audit
BLE Local 0July 15, 2016Full Audit Text
BLE Local 404May 13, 2013Full Audit Text
BLE Local 382March 15, 2013Full Audit Text
BLE Local 264May 23, 2012Full Audit Text
BLE Local 106September 7, 2011Full Audit Text
BLE Local 892August 11, 2011Full Audit Text
BLE Local 758April 25, 2011Full Audit Text
BLE Local 495January 24, 2011Full Audit Text
BLE Local 188October 18, 2010Full Audit Text
BLE Local June 14, 2010Full Audit Text
BLE Local 757March 10, 2010Full Audit Text
BLE Local 222February 24, 2010Full Audit Text
BLE Local 118August 5, 2009Full Audit Text
BLE Local 609July 27, 2009Full Audit Text
BLE Local 206February 27, 2009Full Audit Text
BLE Local 231July 16, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 143June 20, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 46June 13, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 81April 22, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 915March 21, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 131February 21, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 142February 14, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 834February 4, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local January 24, 2008Full Audit Text
BLE Local 156July 10, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local July 9, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local 171May 23, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local May 1, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local April 30, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local 549January 31, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local 292January 12, 2007Full Audit Text
BLE Local 448August 16, 2006Full Audit Text
BLE Local 401December 1, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 48October 31, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 517October 17, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 103September 9, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 421August 10, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 186August 10, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 97May 5, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 457April 27, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 234April 21, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 518April 6, 2005Full Audit Text
BLE Local 65January 27, 2005Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

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
79

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
01-RD-182842TIME WARNER CABLE
August 25th, 2016
12-RD-180039Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, LLC
July 13th, 2016
07-RD-176339Comcast Cable Communications LLC
May 17th, 2016
25-RD-176212Kankakee County Training Center
May 16th, 2016
02-RD-154752Archbishop Stepinac High School
June 22nd, 2015
13-RD-154203Krugel Cobbles, Inc.
June 15th, 2015
19-RD-148203McKinstry Co.
March 13th, 2015
22-RD-147732JOYCE LESLIE CO.
March 6th, 2015
22-RD-143652COMCAST OF SOUTH JERSEY, LLC
December 30th, 2014
19-RD-140419Center Electric Company, Inc
November 6th, 2014

» See All Decertifications

Source: National Labor Relations Board
Case Activity Tracking System

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations

Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.

AllegationCases Filed
8(b)(1)(A) Duty of Fair Representation, incl'g Superseniority, denial of access407
8(a)(1) Coercive Actions (Surveillance, etc)392
8(a)(5) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith Bargaining (incl'g surface bargaining/direct dealing)345
8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting))341
8(a)(3) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment331
8(a)(1) Coercive Statements (Threats, Promises of Benefits, etc.)301
8(a)(1) Concerted Activities (Retaliation, Discharge, Discipline)283
8(a)(5) Refusal to Furnish Information238
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract[Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]223
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract [Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]176
8(a)(3) Discipline170
8(a)(1) Coercive Rules105
8(a)(1) Interrogation (including Polling)105
8(b)(1)(A) Coercion, incl'g Statements and Violence91
8(a)(4) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment49
8(b)(3) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith or Surface Bargaining44
8(b)(2) Union Security Related Actions42
8(b)(2) Hiring Hall Related38
8(a)(2) Assistance37
8(b)(1)(A) Hiring Halls37

Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Strikes

Employer/LocationUnionDays on StrikeEmployees on Strike
NBC Universal Inc.
New York, NY		BLE Local 3
The Westside Center for Independent Living Inc.
Los Angeles, CA		BLE Local 12

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Recent Contract Negotiations

IndustryContracts
Not Provided4
Construction4

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.