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Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
Address
7083 BAKER BLVD.
RICHLAND HILLS, TX 761186372
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
Assets (Change from previous report)
Liabilities
Income
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2012 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 2012: $384,444.00
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Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- General Overhead?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Union Administration?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Employees?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2012 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Membership
Total Members: 4,387
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,350 |
| 2003 | 2,340 |
| 2004 | 2,872 |
| 2005 | 4,019 |
| 2006 | 4,261 |
| 2007 | 4,435 |
| 2008 | 4,443 |
| 2009 | 4,481 |
| 2010 | 4,414 |
| 2011 | 4,239 |
| 2012 | 4,387 |
Income per Member: $94.65
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2012 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $24,144.90
- Total Employees: 10
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 1
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| TERRY BRIGGS | CHAIRMAN | $136,697.00 |
| ETHEL ELLIS | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | $46,778.00 |
| SCOTT PIEKARSKI | SECRETARY TREASURER | $26,959.00 |
| $11,335.00 | ||
| BENJAMIN WRIGHT | ALT. 2ND VICE CHAIRMAN | $7,105.00 |
| CATARINO GARCIA | 1ST VICE CHAIRMAN | $5,288.00 |
| GARY PEDIGO | 2ND VICE CHAIRMAN | $3,202.00 |
| LUIS MARTINEZ | AUDITOR | $1,705.00 |
| JUAN GARZA | AUDITOR | $1,349.00 |
| ALLEN ALLEE | AUDITOR | $1,031.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2012 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
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 Activity | Number of Instances |
|---|---|
| Criminal Charges | 11 |
| Criminal Convictions | 1 |
| Embezzlement Charges | 19 |
| Guilty Pleas | 17 |
| Indictments | 4 |
| Officials Sentenced | 13 |
Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.
Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards
Last Updated: March 1st, 2011