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Painters

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Members
106,778
Assets
$95,846,758
Employees
165
Primary Industry
Construction

Address

PAINTERS
7234 PARKWAY DRIVE
HANOVER, MD 21076

Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Painters Conference Western Regional Conference  /  Livermore, CA36,563
Painters Conference Eastern Region  /  Middletown, CT28,217
Painters Conference Central Region Conference  /  Aurora, IL25,352
Painters District Council 16Livermore, CA11,239
Painters District Council 36Monterey Park, CA9,972
Painters District Council 9New York, NY7,459
Painters District Council 5Seattle, WA6,247
Painters District Council 21Philadelphia, PA6,141
Painters Local 1786Springfield, MO5,050
Painters District Council 14Chicago, IL4,127
» 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 $95,846,758
Total Liabilities $3,608,656
Total Income $50,318,563
Total Spent $52,471,728

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $12,325,960 (-14.9%)
Accounts Receivable $7,222,423 (-0.8%)
Investments $58,725,031 (+20.1%)
Fixed Assets $14,393,206 (+20.1%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $1,987,308 (+47.1%)
Loans Receivable $1,192,830 (-5.2%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $1,775,704
Other Liabilities $1,832,952
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $4,784,167
Per Person Tax $30,992,359
Investments $96,832
Supplies $6,259
Loan Repayment $65,288
Interest $111,056
Dividends $1,198,134
Rents $1,971,836
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $11,092,632
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $19,098,098
All Others $125,160

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
$52,471,728

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $16,995,453 (32.39%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $2,300,456 (4.38%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $426,689 (0.81%)
General Overhead $6,606,981 (12.59%)
Union Administration $4,985,791 (9.50%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $2,207,885 (4.21%)
To Union Employees $8,936,263 (17.03%)
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
106,778
Income per Member
$471
Dues (per Month)
$1.00-$31.70

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002115,511
2003130,141
2004128,351
2005127,278
2006129,499
2007131,676
2008133,997
2009124,274
2010116,524
2011108,115
2012105,221
2013103,858
2014103,416
2015107,067
2016109,724
2017110,027
2018111,138
2019112,838
2020109,655
2021106,778

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation
$101,447
Total Employees
165
Employees Making more than $75,000
77

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
HARRY ZELLGENERAL VICE PRESIDENT$437,328
KENNETH RIGMAIDENGENERAL PRESIDENT$391,307
JAMES WILLIAMS, JRGENERAL PRESIDENT$334,750
GEORGE GALISGENERAL SECRETARY-TREAS$324,056
ROBERT KUCHERANGENERAL VICE PRESIDENT$319,792
WILLIAM CANDELORI, JRGENERAL VICE PRESIDENT$308,196
GREGG SMITHGENERAL SECRETARY-TREAS$300,602
MICHAEL GUTIERREZGENERAL VICE PRESIDENT$300,488
MARK VAN ZEVERNGENERAL VICE PRESIDENT$294,197
RONALD KNIESS, JREXEC ASST TO THE GST$264,367

» 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
$8,056,698 (90%)
Donations to Republicans
$864,370 (10%)
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: November 5th, 2016

Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Painters & Allied Trades Union$8,858,363
Painters & Allied Trades Dist Council 21$68,933
Painters & Allied Trades Union Local 36$14,472

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying
$4,078,000

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Painters & Allied Trades Union$4,078,000
Painters & Allied Trades Union/Cncl 82$0

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
criminal charges30
embezzlement charges54
Guilty Pleas47
Indictments15
Officials Sentenced29

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
PAT Local 510May 11, 2016Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1456February 18, 2016Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1915February 17, 2016Full Audit Text
PAT Local 774January 19, 2016Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1238September 29, 2015Full Audit Text
PAT Local 294September 14, 2015Full Audit Text
PAT Local 273August 25, 2015Full Audit Text
PAT Local 118August 21, 2015Full Audit Text
PAT Local 130July 7, 2015Full Audit Text
PAT Local 921January 17, 2013Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1203December 6, 2012Full Audit Text
PAT Local 169September 28, 2012Full Audit Text
PAT Local 112July 25, 2012Full Audit Text
PAT Local 7November 2, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 96November 1, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 402September 19, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 427August 4, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 513August 4, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 81July 7, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 3June 27, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 2341April 29, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 2345April 25, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 43April 22, 2011Full Audit Text
PAT Local 159October 18, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 939September 20, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 481August 30, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1299August 26, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1970July 21, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 18June 28, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1595June 7, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 128May 6, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 681April 7, 2010Full Audit Text
PAT Local 2December 2, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 218November 12, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 691October 21, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1156August 20, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 8August 3, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1786March 16, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 2006February 26, 2009Full Audit Text
PAT Local 477November 19, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 95September 26, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 677September 24, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 10September 4, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1265June 23, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 591March 26, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 756March 25, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 963March 24, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 452March 14, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 558March 5, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1199January 30, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 775January 11, 2008Full Audit Text
PAT Local 476July 17, 2006Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1179December 29, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 365November 16, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local DC 35November 16, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 46October 13, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 24September 29, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1103September 28, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 2345August 19, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 184August 11, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 427August 1, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local District Council 30June 14, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 577May 6, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 438April 11, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 265March 23, 2005Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1974July 10, 1998Full 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
33

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
32-RD-178991Stewart's Body Shop, Inc.
June 24th, 2016
28-RD-145973Western Commercial Glass, Inc.
February 9th, 2015
19-RD-133825Armorclad Floors, Inc.
July 31st, 2014
20-RD-1319254Cs Child Care Coordinating Council
July 1st, 2014
20-RD-1279914CS Child Care Coordinating Council
May 5th, 2014
15-RD-114519Pace Water System Inc.
October 10th, 2013
14-RD-108262BRINKLEY PAINTING, LLC
June 28th, 2013
14-RD-107713Brinkley Painting, LLC
June 21st, 2013
22-RD-102895KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.
April 15th, 2013
16-RD-097800SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY
February 6th, 2013

» 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 access158
8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting))157
8(a)(5) Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith Bargaining (incl'g surface bargaining/direct dealing)151
8(a)(1) Coercive Actions (Surveillance, etc)138
8(a)(1) Coercive Statements (Threats, Promises of Benefits, etc.)136
8(a)(5) Refusal to Furnish Information119
8(b)(1)(A) Coercion, incl'g Statements and Violence112
8(a)(3) Changes in Terms and Conditions of Employment112
8(b)(4)(B) Picketing/Handbilling72
8(a)(1) Concerted Activities (Retaliation, Discharge, Discipline)71
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract [Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]59
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract[Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]59
8(a)(1) Interrogation (including Polling)54
8(b)(1)(A) Hiring Halls47
8(b)(2) Union Security Related Actions43
8(b)(2) Hiring Hall Related40
8(b)(4)(D) All allegations36
8(a)(5) Refusal to Recognize30
8(b)(1)(A) Union Dues and/or Membership Related (including excessive fees)27
8(a)(1) Denial of Access26

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
AGMA name changed Midwest Glassco Assoc (c/o Manhattan Glass)
Saint Louis, MO		PAT Local 3122190
Renzenberger Inc
Carnegie, PA		PAT Local 56122
Renzenberger Inc.
Brownsville, PA		PAT Local 56119
Renzenberger Inc
Youngstown, OH		PAT Local 508
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOORS - BOSTON DIVISION
Stoneham, MA		PAT Local 332
PDCA/FCA
Fresno, CA		PAT Local 294243200
Glazing Companies, Indianapolis, IN Area
Indianapolis, IN		PAT Local 11153299
Glazing Contractors, Gary, Indiana Area
Merrillville, IN		PAT Local 1115180
Painters, Decorators, Contractors Association
Fresno, CA		PAT Local 294151225
The Builders Association of Eastern Ohio & Western Pa
Vienna, OH		PAT Local 7631287

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Construction703
Manufacturing305
Not Provided139
Service125
Other62
Personal Serv & Private Organizations33
Transportation and Warehousing16
Retail Trade14
Retail Sales / Distribution / Warehousing (Includes Food)10
Communications10
Information9
Accommodation and Food Services9
Professional, Scientific &Tech Serv8
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation7
Transportation6
Sports / Entertainment5
Real Estate and Rental & Leasing5
Educational Services2
Higher Education2
Maritime2
Not Applicable2
Health Care and Social Assistance2
Support Serv. & Waste Management2
Health Care1
Food Manufacturing / Processing1
County Government1

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.