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Elevator Constructors (IUEC)

Elevator Constructors

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7154 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
COLUMBIA, MD 21046

IUEC's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Elevator Constructors Local 18
Pasadena, CA		2,955
Elevator Constructors Local 1
Long Island City, NY		2,653
Elevator Constructors Local 10
Lanham, MD		1,611
Elevator Constructors Local 2
Chicago Ridge, IL		1,377
Elevator Constructors Local 8
San Francisco, CA		1,098
Elevator Constructors Local 71
Miami, FL		1,095
Elevator Constructors Local 4
Dorchester, MA		954
Elevator Constructors Local 19
Seattle, WA		788
Elevator Constructors Local 5
Philadelphia, PA		751
Elevator Constructors Local 31
Houston, TX		679
» 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?: $20,832,259.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $690,037.00
  • Total Income?: $13,467,670.00
  • Total Spent?: $10,661,399.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $15,713,011.00 (+21.7%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $1,082,928.00 (-5.4%)
  • Investments?: $0.00 (-100.0%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $3,851,507.00 (-100.0%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $184,813.00 (+18.1%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $0.00 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $0.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $10,707,800.00
  • Investments?: $1,534,850.00
  • Supplies?: $77,461.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $173,790.00
  • Dividends?: $0.00
  • Rents?: $47,517.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $576,627.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $122,366.00
  • Other Receipts?: $227,259.00
  • Affiliates?: $0.00
  • Members?: $0.00
  • Reinvestments?: $0.00
  • All Others?: $135,129.00

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: $10,661,399.00

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Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $4,693,056.00 (44.02%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $18,805.00 (0.18%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $50,363.00 (0.47%)
  • General Overhead?: $952,749.00 (8.94%)
  • Union Administration?: $1,021,801.00 (9.58%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $534,509.00 (5.01%)
  • To Union Employees?: $2,227,298.00 (20.89%)
  • 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: 28,653

Membership Trend



YearMembers
200226,693
200326,315
200425,826
200525,839
200626,464
200726,357
200828,692
200929,613
201028,653

Income per Member: $470.02

Dues

32.70 per MONTH

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $123,136.61
  • Total Employees: 33
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 20

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DANA BRIGHAMGENERAL PRESIDENT$282,015.00
JAMES HIGGINSASST GENERAL PRESIDENT$267,419.00
KEVIN STRINGERGENERAL SECRETARY-TREASUR$263,914.00
STEVE SAMPSONREGIONAL DIRECTOR/ORGANIZ$204,510.00
JOHN MCNERNEYREGIONAL DIRECTOR$198,500.00
DALE COALMERREGIONAL DIRECTOR$197,203.00
MIKE LANGERREGIONAL DIRECTOR$196,418.00
LEWIS AVERYREGIONAL DIRECTOR$193,331.00
EDWARD CHRISTENSENREGIONAL DIRECTOR$192,682.00
BOB EDDYREGIONAL DIRECTOR/ORGANIZ$190,584.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Activities

State-level Political Operations

Democrats: $17,478,870.44
Republicans: $3,534,191.37

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

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
IUEC Local 238Full Audit Text
IUEC Local 393Full 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: 4

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
37-RD-00413Access Lifts of Hawaii, Inc.
International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 126, AFL-CIO		November 6th, 2006
30-RD-01429Alltech Elevator, Inc.
International Union of Elevator Constructors, AFL-CIO		January 21st, 2005
22-RD-01333Bombardier Transporation
Local One, IUEC of New York and New Jersey AFL-CIO		February 4th, 2002
12-RD-00785Angelica Textile Services
Local 218, Textile		January 21st, 2000

» 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 Allegations115
Duty of Fair Representation75
Hiring Halls27
Hiring Hall Related24
Repudiation/Modification of Contract24
Coercive Statements17
Statements13
Actions of Picketers10
Threatening Statements9
Discipline (including charges/fines)8
Harassment6
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)6
Union Security Related (including Beck)5
Lawsuits4
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)4
Statements/Threats4
Refusal to Furnish Information4
Notification requirements [Sec. 8(d)]4
Picketing/Strike Actions3
Time/Place of Picketing2

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
Elevator Manufacturers Assn of NY & Others
Teaneck, NJ		IUEC Local 11022500
Otis Elevator Company
Farmington, CT		IUEC Local 1102500

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.