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Operating Engineers, Local 542

Basic Information

Local 542

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Address

OPERATING ENGINEERS
1375 VIRGINIA DR
FT WASHINGTON, PA 19034

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 $17,464,299
Total Liabilities $496,144
Total Income $13,597,399
Total Spent $14,742,292

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $11,340,712 (-9.2%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $3,071,994 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $51,593 (-57.2%)
Loans Receivable $3,000,000 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $496,144
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $12,385,428
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $108,500
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $201,366
Dividends $0
Rents $247,778
Fees and Fines $108,732
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $545,595
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $82,000
All Others $103,875

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  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 $6,439,312 (43.68%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $233,243 (1.58%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $281,808 (1.91%)
General Overhead $1,874,875 (12.72%)
Union Administration $220,044 (1.49%)
Strike Benefits $20,772 (0.14%)
To Union Officers $584,078 (3.96%)
To Union Employees $4,074,170 (27.64%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20026,046
20035,939
20045,800
20055,700
20065,700
20075,903
20086,038
20095,716
20105,826
20115,799
20126,064
20136,069
20146,118
20156,172
20166,142
20176,110
20186,329
20196,440
20206,225
20216,252
20226,424

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
WILLIAM MONTEGARIBUSINESS AGENT$196,823
MICHAEL WHITEKETTLEBUSINESS AGENT$163,983
LAWRENCE SNOOKBUSINESS AGENT$163,453
MATTHEW TOOMEYBUSINESS AGENT$162,582
JAMES REILLEYBUSINESS MANAGER$160,780
SAMUEL WOLFBUSINESS AGENT$160,636
EDWIN BATESBUSINESS AGENT$160,237
HARRY BROWNBUSINESS AGENT$160,190
ROSS STEPHENSBUSINESS AGENT$158,725
JAMES GITTENSVICE PRESIDENT$158,600

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023