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LIUNA

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905 16TH STREET
WASHINGTON, DC 200061765

LIUNA's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Laborers National Headquarters
Washington, DC		611,461
Laborers District Council Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee
Chicago, IL		49,996
Laborers Local Mid Atlantic Region Organiz Coaliti
Reston, VA		40,000
Laborers Local Laborers' Eastern Region Organizing
Monroe Twp, NJ		31,710
Laborers District Council Chicago
Burr Ridge, IL		20,618
Laborers District Council Mason Tenders of Greater New York
New York, NY		15,989
Laborers District Council Massachusetts
Hopkinton, MA		14,638
Laborers District Council 57Indiana
Terre Haute, IN		11,836
Laborers District Council Washington and Northern Idaho
Lynnwood, WA		11,326
Laborers District Council Minnesota-North Dakota
St Paul, MN		10,024
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

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.

Total Assets Trend

Basic Financials

  • Total Assets?: $140,519,518.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $2,824,494.00
  • Total Income?: $92,932,297.00
  • Total Spent?: $92,723,693.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Investments?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $0.00 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $7,150.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $73,468,356.00
  • Investments?: $7,454,999.00
  • Supplies?: $27,407.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $3,128,039.00
  • Dividends?: $964,930.00
  • Rents?: $1,091,406.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $0.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $6,790,010.00
  • Affiliates?: $0.00
  • Members?: $0.00
  • Reinvestments?: $0.00
  • All Others?: $129,169.00

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

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 2011: $92,723,693.00

Search All Spending

Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $12,811,608.00 (13.82%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $4,229,925.00 (4.56%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $1,792,560.00 (1.93%)
  • General Overhead?: $1,825,211.00 (1.97%)
  • Union Administration?: $38,442,542.00 (41.46%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $3,340,418.00 (3.60%)
  • To Union Employees?: $18,470,141.00 (19.92%)
  • Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

Membership

Total Members: 579,487

Membership Trend



YearMembers
2002840,180
2003743,957
2004692,558
2005669,772
2006657,197
2007627,769
2008668,973
2009632,605
2010611,461
2011579,487

Income per Member: $160.36

Dues

15.50 per Month

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $0.00
  • Total Employees: 0
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

Political Activities

FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $17,668,382.00 (0.9028)
Republicans: $1,747,362.00 (0.0893)

LIUNA's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Laborers Union$15,524,543.00
Laborers Union/Midwest Region$1,932,500.00
Laborers Union$1,092,951.00
Laborers Union/Seattle$440,000.00
Laborers Union/New York$240,409.00
Laborers Union Local 113$159,504.00
Laborers Union/New Jersey$93,000.00
Laborers Union/Philadelphia$78,700.00
Laborers Union Local 341$3,637.00
Laborers Union Local 1184$3,500.00
Laborers Union Local 91$2,000.00

Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

State-level Political Operations

Democrats: $743,245.50
Republicans: $9,000.00

Source: National Institute on Money in State Politics by way of Transparency Data.

Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

527 Spending

A union's 527 committee makes contributions to political candidates and other organizations for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. Unlike Political Action Committees, which are strictly regulated by the Federal Election Commission, 527s are regulated by the IRS. These committees are often considered a form of "soft money."

Total 527 Expenditures: $20,130,899.00

LIUNA's 527 Committee(s)

527 CommitteeTotal Spent
Laborers Union$13,965,924.00
Laborers Union$3,553,595.00
Laborers Union$571,401.00
Southern & Central Illinois Laborers$547,705.00
Laborers Union/Wisconsin$507,495.00
Laborers Union/Illinois$437,259.00
Laborers Union/Michigan$246,605.00
Laborers Union/Midwest Region$150,274.00
Laborers Union/North Central Illinois$91,800.00
Laborers Union Local 265$21,308.00
Great Lakes Region Organizing Cmte$15,500.00
Laborers Union/Southern Nevada$15,063.00
Laborers Union Local 703$6,362.00
Laborers Union Local 652$500.00
Laborers Union Local 265$108.00

Source: Internal Revenue Service by way of the Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $7,058,822.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

LIUNA's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying

LIUNA Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Laborers Union$5,484,822.00
Laborers-AGC Education & Training Fdtn$978,000.00
Laborers Health & Safety Fund$556,000.00
Laborers-Employers Coop & Educ Trust$40,000.00

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Crime, Corruption, and Racketeering

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

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).

Type of Criminal ActivityNumber of Incidents
Criminal Charges46
Criminal Convictions4
Embezzlement Charges57
Guilty Pleas48
Indictments24
Officials Sentenced35

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

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.

LocalViolationsView Audit
LIUNA Local 9163Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 1138Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 7582Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 6211Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 7276Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 2694Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 14212Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 3011Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 6457Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 3053Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 12980Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 1211Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 5792Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 7184Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 50Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 44Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 140Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 149Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 238Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 243Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 338Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 673Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 784Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 829Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 1392Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 152Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 353Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 751Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 1400Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 68Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 141Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 142Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 103Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 380Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 702Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 11Full Audit Text
LIUNA Local 668Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: January 1st, 2010

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: 152

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
12-RD-01056Madern Concrete Producto Ink
Labor International Union of North America		March 5th, 2009
14-RD-01923Gundaker Commercial Group
Laborers' Local 110 affiliated with Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO		February 27th, 2009
18-RD-02670Whaley Waste Systems
Laborers International Union of North America, Local 177		February 4th, 2009
09-RD-02180Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local No. 513		December 11th, 2008
08-RD-02129J.R. Holcomb d/b/a Harvard Distribution Co.
Laborers International Union of North America, Local 860, AFL-CIO		November 10th, 2008
09-RD-02178Valley Asphalt
Laborers International Union of North America, Local 513		October 15th, 2008
32-RD-01564SCI, d/b/a Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park
Laborer's International Union of North America, Local 270		September 11th, 2008
20-RD-02461Laborers' Union Local 389
Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 3		August 18th, 2008
03-RD-01542Waste Management
LIUNA, Local 108, AFL-CIO		August 11th, 2008
22-RD-01495Suffern Plating Corp
LIUNA, Local Union 108		August 4th, 2008

» 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
Other Allegations849
Duty of Fair Representation758
Actions of Picketers416
Statements344
Hiring Halls340
Hiring Hall Related214
Time/Place of Picketing160
Coercive Statements101
Language on Picket Sign/Handbill100
Threatening Statements98
Reserved Gate Issues91
Union Security Related (including Beck)80
Union Security Related63
Handbilling61
Picketing/Strike Actions47
Lawsuits/Grievances32
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)28
Violence/Assaults27
Harassment25
All Allegations against a Labor Organization18

Please notes 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
Fabcon Inc
Savage, MN		LIUNA Local 5633668
PAL Health Technologies Inc
Peoria, Lincoln		LIUNA Local 23112125
Agc of Michigan
Flint, MI		LIUNA Local MI39400
IDCA (Interior Demolition Contractors Association)
New York, NY		LIUNA Local MT DC61000
CEA Construction Employers Association
Cleveland, OH		LIUNA Local 3109715
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Chester, PA		LIUNA Local 13106540
Indiana Construction Association
Indianapolis, IN		LIUNA Local Multi22850
Chicago Cut Stone Contractor Assn
Des Plaines, IL		LIUNA Local 22510237
Chicago Cut Stone Contractor Assn
Des Plaines, IL		LIUNA Local 22510237
AIRO DIE CASTING INC
LOYALHANNA, PA		LIUNA Local 145177282

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Liuna National Industrial Pension Fund
Board of Trustees of the Liuna National Industrial Pension Fund		61,03367.30
Laborers National Pension Fund
Board of Trustees of the Laborers National Pension Fund		33,598

Associated Pension Funds

These pension funds are tied to the union according to their name only. There is no formal system for identifying all pension funds associated with a union. As a result, some of these pension fund may not be associated with the union.

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Liuna National Industrial Pension Fund
Board of Trustees of the Liuna National Industrial Pension Fund		61,03367.30

Source: Internal Revenue Service.