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Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE)
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees
HERE
Address
1219 28TH STREET N W
WASHINGTON, DC 20007
HERE's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations
| Union | Unit Name/Location | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 6 | New York, NY | 20,518 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 54 | Atlantic City, NJ | 14,428 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 2 | San Francisco, CA | 13,478 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 100 | New York, NY | 9,674 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 25 | Washington, DC | 7,833 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 26 | Boston, MA | 5,012 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 19 | San Jose, CA | 3,783 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees State Council | Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | 3,750 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 37 | New York, NY | 3,557 |
| Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 30 | San Diego, CA | 3,268 |
Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards
Year Covered: 2004 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
Assets (Change from previous report)
Liabilities
Income
- Dues?: $0.00
- Per Person Tax?: $7,662,478.00
- Investments?: $22,696.00
- Supplies?: $492.00
- Loan Repayment?: $97,884.00
- Interest?: $27,342.00
- Dividends?: $34.00
- Rents?: $18,463.00
- Fees and Fines?: $644,370.00
- Loans Obtained?: $0.00
- Other Receipts?: $389,189.00
- Affiliates?: $0.00
- Members?: $0.00
- Reinvestments?: $0.00
- All Others?: $0.00
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2004 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 2004: $25,128,052.00
Search All Spending
Spending Breakdown
- Representational?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Political Activities and Lobbying?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $233,599.00 (0.93%)
- General Overhead?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Union Administration?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
- To Union Officers?: $561,916.00 (2.24%)
- To Union Employees?: $1,381,541.00 (5.50%)
- Education?: $19,564.00 (0.08%)
- Fees?: $639,218.00 (2.54%)
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2004 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Membership
Total Members: 249,746
Membership Trend
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 245,355 |
| 2003 | 249,151 |
| 2004 | 249,746 |
Income per Member: $35.48
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2004 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Officers and Employees
- Average Total Compensation: $15,437.12
- Total Employees: 139
- Employees Making more than $75,000: 0
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| KENNET PAULSEN | VP AIRPORT DIV | $78,495.00 |
| JOHN WILHELM | PRESIDENT | $57,025.00 |
| NICK WORHAUG | CANADA DIRECTOR | $52,600.00 |
| RONALD RICHARDSON | EXEC VP | $51,690.00 |
| SHERRI CHIESA | SEC TREAS | $49,414.00 |
| WAYNE DROUIN | ADM AIDE SEC TR | $45,304.00 |
| RUTH GARRETT | TIMMS OPERATOR | $38,226.00 |
| CORNEL THOMPSON | TIMMS OPERATOR | $38,134.00 |
| MARILY BERGER | HR DIRECTOR | $36,042.00 |
| KARL LECHOW | ORG DIRECTOR | $34,145.00 |
» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2004 Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Political Activities
FEC
Overall Contributions
Democrats: $1,482,569.00 (0.7778)
Republicans: $404,644.00 (0.2123)
HERE's Political Action Committees
| Political Action Committee | Total Contributed |
|---|---|
| Hotel/Restaurant Employees Intl Union | $1,906,213.00 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: October 29th, 2012
Lobbying
Federal Lobbying
Total Spent Lobbying: $2,345,000.00
Lobbying Expenditures Trend
HERE's Major Issues
| Issue | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|
HERE Lobbying Groups
| Client | Total Spent Lobbying |
|---|---|
| Hotel/Restaurant Employees Intl Union | $2,345,000.00 |
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 Activity | Number of Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| Criminal Charges | 13 |
| Embezzlement Charges | 20 |
| Guilty Pleas | 18 |
| Indictments | 5 |
| Officials Sentenced | 7 |
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.
| Local | Violations | View Audit |
|---|---|---|
| HERE Local 471 | Full Audit Text |
Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards
Last Updated: January 1st, 2010
Recent Strikes
| Employer/Location | Union | Days on Strike | Employees on Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Hotel San Francisco, CA | UNITE HERE Local 2 | 2 | 594 |
| PALACE HOTEL San Francisco, CA | UNITE HERE Local 2 | 2 | 194 |
| Grand Hyatt Hotel San Francisco, CA | UNITE HERE Local 2 | 3 | 476 |
| Bemis Company Inc Terre Haute, IN | UNITE HERE Local 1426 | 41 | 735 |
| Company Store , WI | UNITE HERE Local 379 | 35 | 75 |
| CONGRESS PLAZA HOTEL THE Chicago, IL | Unite Here Local 1 | 1982 | 130 |
| Prudential Overall Supply Irvine, CA | UNITE HERE Local WSRJB | 169 | 196 |
| Lechner and Sons Uniform Rental Mount Prospect, IL | UNITE HERE Local 1557 | 548 | 40 |
| Radisson Wilshire Plaza Hotel Los Angeles, CA | Unite HERE Local 11 | 2 | 100 |
| Advanced Glass Yarns (AGY) Huntingdon, PA | Unite Here Local 1034 | 12 | 317 |