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Boilermakers

BBF

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753 STATE AVENUE
KANSAS CITY, KS 66101

BBF's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Boilermakers District Lodge 57
Chattanooga, TN		2,176
Boilermakers Lodge 154
Pittsburgh, PA		2,025
Boilermakers Lodge 83
Kansas City, MO		1,461
Boilermakers Lodge 104
Seattle, WA		1,457
Boilermakers Lodge 667
Winfield, WV		1,447
Boilermakers Lodge 13
Newportville, PA		1,408
Boilermakers District Lodge 5
Slidell, LA		1,319
Boilermakers Lodge 693
Moss Point, MS		1,289
Boilermakers Lodge 40
Elizabethtown, KY		1,220
Boilermakers Lodge 374
Hammond, IN		1,213
» 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?: $80,305,590.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $17,194,341.00
  • Total Income?: $67,542,394.00
  • Total Spent?: $68,275,496.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $2,875,885.00 (-20.3%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $464,774.00 (+17.0%)
  • Investments?: $63,478,459.00 (+23.2%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $12,724,068.00 (+23.2%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $0.00 (-100.0%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $762,404.00 (+144.6%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $18,926,547.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $15,813,622.00
  • Investments?: $1,877,754.00
  • Supplies?: $34,469.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $1,755,791.00
  • Dividends?: $427,090.00
  • Rents?: $1,727,582.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $313,715.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $19,034,461.00
  • Other Receipts?: $3,613,497.00
  • Affiliates?: $4,000,874.00
  • Members?: $0.00
  • Reinvestments?: $16,992.00
  • All Others?: $86,061.00

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: $68,275,496.00

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Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $9,676,616.00 (14.17%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $2,069,227.00 (3.03%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $413,712.00 (0.61%)
  • General Overhead?: $9,861,364.00 (14.44%)
  • Union Administration?: $6,045,402.00 (8.85%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $2,990,867.00 (4.38%)
  • To Union Employees?: $10,910,000.00 (15.98%)
  • 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: 58,892

Membership Trend



YearMembers
200279,892
200374,917
200471,930
200567,173
200665,691
200762,529
200864,509
200963,411
201061,359
201158,892

Income per Member: $1,146.88

Dues

SEE ITEM 69 per N/A

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $144,854.44
  • Total Employees: 133
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 85

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
NEWTON JONESINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT$607,022.00
JOSEPH MALONEYINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$494,298.00
ED POWERINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$476,199.00
LAWRENCE MCMANAMONINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$469,058.00
T. WARREN FAIRLEYINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$447,584.00
J. TOM BACAINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$434,061.00
SEAN MURPHYINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$406,441.00
WILLIAM CREEDENINT'L SECRETARY-TREASURER$392,117.00
DONALD CASWELLDIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS$352,107.00
PRESSLEY JAMESINT'L VICE PRESIDENT$340,387.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Activities

FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $6,104,924.00 (0.9325)
Republicans: $411,250.00 (0.0628)

BBF's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Boilermakers Union$6,245,316.00
Boilermakers Union Local 169$220,650.00
Boilermakers Union Local 85$81,208.00

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

Last Updated: October 29th, 2012

State-level Political Operations

Democrats: $250.00

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: $1,157,862.00

BBF's 527 Committee(s)

527 CommitteeTotal Spent
Boilermakers Union$1,069,362.00
Boilermakers-Blacksmiths Local 1$88,500.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $3,237,000.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

BBF's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying
Trade$160,000.00

BBF Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Boilermakers Union$3,237,000.00

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

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
BBF Local 282Full Audit Text
BBF Local 416-D5Full Audit Text
BBF Local 4827Full Audit Text
BBF Local 237Full Audit Text
BBF Local 363Full Audit Text
BBF Local 87Full Audit Text
BBF Local 1255Full Audit Text
BBF Local 697Full Audit Text
BBF Local 197Full Audit Text
BBF Local 300Full 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: 29

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
32-RD-01571San Jose Boiler Works, Inc.
Boilermakers Union Local 6		February 27th, 2009
17-RD-01782Heartland Cement Company
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local D109		January 6th, 2009
16-RD-01566United Electric Company
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, AFL-CIO, CFL		August 3rd, 2007
30-RD-01479Brooks Ambulance, Inc.
Professional EMT's and paramedics, a division of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers, AFL-CIO		May 16th, 2007
19-RD-03741Industrial Plating Corporation
Boilermakers Local 104		December 13th, 2006
13-RD-02519Cornell Forge Company
Boilermakers Local 1247		December 8th, 2005
19-RD-03659American Medical  Response
Professional EMTs and Paramedics		February 28th, 2005
27-RD-01151American Medical Response Denver Operations
Mark W. Blakeley		June 17th, 2004
19-RD-03622Austin-Mac, Inc.
Boilermakers Local 104, AFL-CIO		June 16th, 2004
21-RD-02764National Steel & Shipbuilding Company
Shipyard Workers Union, Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths and Helpers, AFL-CIO		September 17th, 2003

» 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
Duty of Fair Representation193
Other Allegations57
Hiring Halls20
Union Security Related (including Beck)12
Actions of Picketers11
Statements10
Threatening Statements9
Union Security Related9
Coercive Statements8
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)6
Picketing/Strike Actions5
Disparagement of Employee5
All Allegations against a Labor Organization4
Hiring Hall Related4
Harassment4
Resignation of Membership (Patternmakers)3
Unknown3
Violence/Assaults3
All Allegations3
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)2

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
TOYAL INC
Lockport, IL		BBF Local 1600145
Daramic LLC
Owensboro, KY		BBF Local L72654170
Kewaunee Fabrication, LLC
Kewaunee, WI		BBF Local 48759200
FORGINGS
Portland, OR		BBF Local 16007924
Wabash Alloys, LLC
Wabash, IN		BBF Local 1240349196
TOYAL INC
LOCKPORT, IL		BBF Local 1600767
Advance Boiler & Tank Company
West Allis, WI		BBF Local 107336
Buck Kreihs
New Orleans, LA		BBF Local 373725

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.