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Operating Engineers, Local 520

Basic Information

Local 520

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Address

OPERATING ENGINEERS
520 ENGINEERS ROAD
GRANITE CITY, IL 62040

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 $4,452,263
Total Liabilities $26,794
Total Income $2,821,776
Total Spent $2,774,851

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $3,967,462 (+1.2%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $204,038 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $280,763 (-0.5%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $23,119
Other Liabilities $3,675
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $2,539,692
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $12,000
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $18,794
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $100,014
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $93,776
Affiliates $57,500
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $9,397

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 $493,009 (17.77%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $100,753 (3.63%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $63,551 (2.29%)
General Overhead $598,459 (21.57%)
Union Administration $164,309 (5.92%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $490,193 (17.67%)
To Union Employees $176,291 (6.35%)
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
20021,784
20031,787
20041,786
20051,754
20061,758
20071,780
20081,792
20091,877
20101,970
20111,982
20121,930
20131,883
20141,801
20151,731
20161,711
20171,677
20181,670
20191,647
20201,630
20211,637
20221,622

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DONALD FERRARIBUSINESS REP$140,742
STEVEN SMITHBUSINESS REP$136,695
CHAD GOLDSCHMIDTBUSINESS REP$136,152
DAVID BROWNTREASURER$134,809
MARK JOHNSONBUSINESS MANAGER/BUS REP$130,978
ROBERT SCHMIDTBUSINESS AGENT$122,806
AMY WILSONSECRETARY$62,146
JILL PRAZMASECRETARY$46,451

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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