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620 F STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004

BAC's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Bricklayers National Headquarters
Washington, DC
86,046
Bricklayers State Conference
Long Island City, NY
11,632
Bricklayers District Council 1Illinois
Elmhurst, IL
7,785
Bricklayers Local 21
Elmhurst, IL
6,433
Bricklayers District Council Ohio Administrative District Council
Hudson, OH
5,491
Bricklayers Local 1
Long Island City, NY
4,841
Bricklayers State Conference 99California
Bakersfield, CA
4,467
Bricklayers Council Administrative District Council Nj
Bordentown, NJ
3,879
Bricklayers Local 4Indiana and Kentucky
Anderson, IN
3,875
Bricklayers Local 3Eastern Massachusetts
Charlestown, MA
3,682
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

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?: $52,330,956.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $4,242,925.00
  • Total Income?: $37,330,627.00
  • Total Spent?: $47,266,268.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $8,972,072.00 (-52.5%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $5,008,604.00 (-12.8%)
  • Investments?: $32,962,214.00 (+16.0%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $4,253,238.00 (+16.0%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $989,639.00 (-7.3%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $145,189.00 (-23.4%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $28,840,585.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $0.00
  • Investments?: $11,145.00
  • Supplies?: $133,941.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $1,086.00
  • Dividends?: $17,034.00
  • Rents?: $0.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $246,707.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $7,638,653.00
  • Affiliates?: $397,032.00
  • Members?: $0.00
  • Reinvestments?: $44,444.00
  • All Others?: $109,297.00

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

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 2010: $47,266,268.00

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Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $11,875,604.00 (25.12%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $634,453.00 (1.34%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $307,250.00 (0.65%)
  • General Overhead?: $9,414,682.00 (19.92%)
  • Union Administration?: $5,597,514.00 (11.84%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $989,935.00 (2.09%)
  • To Union Employees?: $9,188,011.00 (19.44%)
  • Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

Membership

Total Members: 86,046

Membership Trend



YearMembers
2002101,499
2003100,427
200499,892
200595,225
200694,115
200796,126
200895,455
200991,714
201086,046

Income per Member: $433.84

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $87,384.02
  • Total Employees: 177
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 71

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
James BolandPresident$327,573.00
Henry KramerSecretary/Treasurer$297,854.00
Ken LambertExecutive VP-Board$275,367.00
Gerard ScaranoExecutive VP-Board$272,190.00
Timothy DriscollExecutive VP-Board$258,847.00
Tom TindallChief Pilot$211,482.00
Bridget O'ConnorLabor Counsel$208,491.00
Jennifer PenosoDirector, FMU$186,411.00
Raymond KeenIU Regional Rep.$167,232.00
Charles EberhardtIU Regional Rep.$167,031.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2010 Last Updated: March 20th, 2011

Political Activities

FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $5,096,524.00 (0.9675)
Republicans: $127,056.00 (0.0241)

BAC's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Bricklayers Union$4,688,247.00
Bricklayers Union$539,458.00
Bricklayers Union Local 3$22,550.00
Bricklayers Union/Rhode Island$14,725.00
Bricklayers Union Local 1 of Missouri$2,600.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

State-level Political Operations

Democrats: $99,000.00
Republicans: $10,500.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

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: $1,321,092.00

BAC's 527 Committee(s)

527 CommitteeTotal Spent
Bricklayers Union Local 1$1,017,185.00
Bricklayers Union Local 1 of Illinois$228,955.00
Bricklayers Union$39,152.00
Bricklayers Union Local 4$21,600.00
Bricklayers Union Local 4$14,200.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $2,411,000.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

BAC's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace$2,163,000.00
Retirement$1,906,000.00
Health Issues$1,672,000.00
Clean Air & Water$706,000.00
Education$432,000.00
Taxes$432,000.00
Transportation$274,000.00
Immigration$251,000.00
Energy & Nuclear Power$167,000.00
Indian/Native American Affairs$39,000.00

BAC Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Bricklayers Union$2,411,000.00

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 Charges18
Criminal Convictions3
Embezzlement Charges22
Guilty Pleas20
Indictments8
Officials Sentenced10

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
BAC Local 163Full Audit Text
BAC Local 34Full Audit Text
BAC Local Wisconsin9Full Audit Text
BAC Local 17Full 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: 20

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
18-RD-02650Syverson Tile & Stone
Tilesetters of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Union Local #1
September 12th, 2008
21-RD-02848Brinderson Constructors, Inc.
Industrial, Professional and Technical Workers International Union
May 8th, 2008
18-RD-02635Northwestern Marble & Granite, Inc.
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1 Minnesota/North Dakota
February 1st, 2008
10-RD-01469Wise Alloys, LLC
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 6 LA, MS, AL
November 2nd, 2007
25-RD-01503RICK THOMAS MASONRY
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS, LOCAL 4
March 30th, 2007
07-RD-03563B.C. Tile & Marble Co. Inc.
Local 1 Bricklayers & Alllied Craftworkers
March 27th, 2007
07-RD-03562Chase Nedrow Mfg.
Local 1 Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
March 27th, 2007
07-RD-03554Stambaugh Masonry Restoration
I.U.B.A.C, Local 9
December 27th, 2006
07-RD-03553Stambaugh Masonry Restoration
Local 9 BAC
December 13th, 2006
07-RD-03552Stambaugh Masonry Restoration, Inc.
Local 9 Int'l Union BAC
December 13th, 2006

» 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 Allegations218
Actions of Picketers123
Duty of Fair Representation74
Statements69
Reserved Gate Issues36
Time/Place of Picketing28
Coercive Statements25
Hiring Halls23
Threatening Statements15
Handbilling12
Language on Picket Sign/Handbill12
All Allegations against a Labor Organization11
Union Security Related10
Union Security Related (including Beck)9
Picketing/Strike Actions8
Hiring Hall Related8
Lawsuits/Grievances8
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)8
Repudiation/Modification of Contract6
Refusal to Furnish Information5

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
Seedorf Masonry Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA
BAC Local 3 Cedar Rapids6170
Associated Building Contractors of Lafayette, Inc.
Lafayette, IN
BAC Local Chap 111200
Terrazzo and Mosaic Association of Northern California
see remarks, CA
BAC Local 11930
MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIO
Cleveland, OH
BAC Local 57900
Seedorf Masonry
Des Moines, IA
BAC Local 330

» See all strikes