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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

IBEW

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900 SEVENTH STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC, DC 20001

IBEW's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Council Tcc-1 National Bell Coordinating
Dorchester, MA		30,128
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3
Flushing, NY		27,718
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245
Vacaville, CA		18,339
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council Tcc-2 Telephone Coordinating
East Syracuse, NY		16,449
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Conference Indiana State
Indianapolis, IN		15,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers State Conference Wisconsin
Madison, WI		14,668
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council Minnesota State Council
Burnsville, MN		13,999
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134
Chicago, IL		13,492
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council
Chicago, IL		10,027
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47
Diamond Bar, CA		8,385
» 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?: $500,756,671.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $247,235,478.00
  • Total Income?: $608,278,033.00
  • Total Spent?: $603,801,512.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $29,169,040.00 (+23.1%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $9,779,909.00 (-10.8%)
  • Investments?: $362,465,912.00 (+10.2%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $25,128,777.00 (+10.2%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $8,097,468.00 (-11.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $65,587,565.00 (-17.7%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $528,000.00 (-67.3%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $0.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $99,570,014.00
  • Investments?: $122,284,993.00
  • Supplies?: $798,668.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $9,894,913.00
  • Dividends?: $4,044,803.00
  • Rents?: $1,621,625.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $1,467,779.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $9,247,921.00
  • Affiliates?: $56,171,934.00
  • Members?: $302,089,883.00
  • Reinvestments?: $1,085,500.00
  • All Others?: $1,139,138.00

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: $603,801,512.00

Search All Spending

Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $57,662,652.00 (9.55%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $4,832,560.00 (0.80%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $2,052,007.00 (0.34%)
  • General Overhead?: $3,623,710.00 (0.60%)
  • Union Administration?: $14,488,160.00 (2.40%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $2,787,715.00 (0.46%)
  • To Union Employees?: $32,759,902.00 (5.43%)
  • 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: 655,621

Membership Trend



YearMembers
2002722,095
2003700,548
2004682,605
2005704,794
2006699,053
2007697,863
2008708,638
2009704,324
2010685,498
2011655,621

Income per Member: $927.78

Dues

None per None

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $118,502.38
  • Total Employees: 451
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 284

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
EDWIN HILLINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT$381,592.00
LINDELL LEEINTL SECRETARY-TREASURER$315,437.00
PHIL FLEMMINGINTL VICE PRESIDENT$272,913.00
SALVATORE CHILIAINTL SECRETARY-TREASURER$253,520.00
LAWRENCE NEIDIGSR EXEC ASST TO IP$250,199.00
TED JENSENINTL VICE PRESIDENT$248,913.00
CURTIS HENKEINTL VICE PRESIDENT$245,292.00
MICHAEL MOWREYINTL VICE PRESIDENT$244,650.00
DONALD SIEGELINTL VICE PRESIDENT$244,001.00
ROBERT KLEININTL VICE PRESIDENT$242,575.00

» 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: $19,011,880.00 (0.9606)
Republicans: $620,157.00 (0.0313)

IBEW's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$18,574,136.00
IBEW Local 98$1,177,903.00
IBEW Local 1$20,500.00
IBEW Local 349$13,750.00
IBEW Local 494$4,798.00
IBEW Local 2327$1,500.00
IBEW Local 480$1,000.00
Electropac 728$1,000.00
IBEW Local 915-$2,500.00

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

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: $32,795,817.00

IBEW's 527 Committee(s)

527 CommitteeTotal Spent
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$25,425,668.00
IBEW Local 351$3,150,594.00
IBEW Local 369$1,011,309.00
IBEW Local 1547$943,734.00
IBEW Local 269$726,904.00
IBEW Local 57$467,760.00
IBEW Local 38$366,670.00
IBEW Local 164$268,815.00
IBEW Local 363$182,349.00
IBEW Local 177$99,869.00
IBEW Local 180$78,643.00
IBEW Local 9$73,502.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $7,568,473.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

IBEW's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying

IBEW Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$7,568,473.00

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 Charges32
Criminal Convictions4
Embezzlement Charges37
Guilty Pleas24
Indictments15
Officials Sentenced23

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
IBEW Local 6730Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 180517Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1064Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 19293Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 17031Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 3004Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 12743Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 4496Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 104813Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 2492Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1064Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 13792Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 6953Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 23661Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 16131Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 4Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 36Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 127Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 486Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 567Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1593Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 2020Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 2084Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 2323Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 488Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 22Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 753Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1306Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 261Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 158Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 984Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 2199Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 716Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 203Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 498Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1238Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1139Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 800Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 329Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 160Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1158Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1183Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 494Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 545Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 840Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 972Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 1737Full Audit Text
IBEW Local 299Full 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: 295

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
17-RD-01783Youth Emergency Services, Inc.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO		January 23rd, 2009
19-RD-03809Telecommunications Contracting Services
IBEW Local 532		December 30th, 2008
22-RD-01508WNJU Telemundo
IBEW 1212		December 17th, 2008
27-RD-01218Ingersoll Rand
IBEW, Local 68		December 15th, 2008
25-RD-01521SKYLINE ELECTRIC CO.
IBEW - LOCAL 872		December 4th, 2008
18-RD-02665Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 499		December 1st, 2008
18-RD-02657Cam-Wal Electric Cooperative
IBEW Local 426		October 14th, 2008
01-RD-02116Public Service Company of New Hampshire
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1837, AFL-CIO		August 25th, 2008
22-RD-01496WNJU Telemundo 47
IBEW 1212		August 19th, 2008
17-RD-01774CMS Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Internatiional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #304		July 22nd, 2008

» 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 Representation1521
Other Allegations861
Hiring Halls199
Actions of Picketers159
Statements153
Hiring Hall Related130
Reserved Gate Issues104
Coercive Statements80
Union Security Related (including Beck)77
Time/Place of Picketing67
Threatening Statements60
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)58
Refusal to Furnish Information49
Harassment33
Lawsuits32
Picketing/Strike Actions32
Union Security Related30
All Allegations against a Labor Organization29
Refusal to Bargain (Succeeding Contract)24
Disparagement of Employee23

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
Arab Electric Cooperative Inc
Arab, AL		IBEW Local 136322
Penelec First Energy
Erie, PA		IBEW Local 459 Dist 357516
Blonder Tongue Labs
Old Bridge, NJ		IBEW Local 2066393
Warwick Valley Telephone
Warwick, NY		IBEW Local 503446
LEAVITT TUBE CO LLC
Chicago, IL		IBEW Local 1342629
Wise Alloys LLC Sheffield Plant (Can)
Muscle Shoals, AL		IBEW Local 55878100
Wise Alloys LLC
Muscle Shoals, AL		IBEW Local 55825100
Pella Windows & Doors ( Lux Homr, Inc)
Garden Grove, CA West Caldwell		IBEW Local 11582274
Hawthorne Race Track
CICERO, IL		IBEW Local 134970
International Lighting
St. Louis, MO		IBEW Local 1318

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
National Electrical Benefit Fund
Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund		506,603

Associated Pension Funds

These pension funds are tied to the union according to their name only. There is no formal system for identifying all pension funds associated with a union. As a result, some of these pension fund may not be associated with the union.

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund of Local Union No. 58 - Ibew
The Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund		7,96277.1
Rc Cape May Holdings, Llc Retirement Plan for Ibew Local 210 Employees
Rc Cape May Holdings, Llc		59
Local 351 Ibew Pension Plan
Board of Trustees Local 351 Pension Fund		3,259
Ibew Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund
Trustees of Ibew Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund		1,415
Ibew Local Union No. 527 Pension Plan
Board of Trustees of Ibew Local Union No. 527 Pension Plan		615
Ibew 332 Pension Plan - Part A
Joint Board of Trustees Ibew 332 Pension Plan - Part A		3,485
143 Ibew Benefit Funds - Pension Fund
Ibew 143 Benefit Fundspension Fund		96771.3
Southern Ct Ibew Pension Plan
Board of Trustees-Southern Ct Ibew Pension Fund		99781.5
Pension Plan of Lithonia Lighting-Ibew No 613
Acuity Brands, Inc.		1,318
Ibew Local Union No 22neca Defined Benefit Pension Fund Plan A
Ibew Local Union No 22neca Joint Board of Trustees		1,817
Ibew Local 38 Pension Plan
Ibew Local 38 Pension Plan		3,34063.6
Ibew Local 325 Pension Fund
Trustees of Ibew Local 325 Pension Fund		525
Ibew Local 701 Pension Fund
Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund		2,72477.3
Ibew Local 840 Pension Fund
Ibew Local 840 Pension Fund Board of Trustees		187
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc Retirement Plan for Employees Represented by Local 1028 and Local 1969 Ibew Afl-Cio
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc		628
Ibew Local Union No 607 Pension Trust
Ibew Local No 607 Pension Pl		22878.8
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc at Hopkinsville Ky and the Ibew Local Union 463 Afl-Cio Pension Plan
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc C/o Philips Electronics North Ameri		158
Neca Ibew Local 584 Pension Plan
Neca-Ibew Local 584 Pension Plan		78786.7
Ibew Local 1249 Pension Plan
Ibew Local 1249 Pension Plan Board of Trustees		2,29731.40
Ibew Lu 363 Pension
Ibew Local 363 Pension		1,54181.70
Ibew Local No 117 Pension Fund
Trustees of Ibew Local No 117 Pension Fund		750
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc at Sparta Tennessee and the Ibew Union No 2143 Afl-Cio Pension Plan
Genlyte Thomas Group Llc C/o Philips Electronics North Ameri		237
Ibew Local Union 64 Pension Plan
Ibew Local Union 64 Pension Plan Joint Board of Trades		50477.3
Ibew Local No. 229 Pension Plan
Ibew Local No. 229 Pension Fund		47573.5
Ibew Local 1799 Pension Fund
Board of Trustees for the Ibew Local 1799 Pension Fund		141
Ibew Local 595 Pension Plan
Board of Trustees, Ibew Local 595 Pension Plan		2,889
Ibew Local 683 Pension Fund Pension Plan
Ibew Local 683 Board of Trustees		2,231
The Scott Fetzer Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of Adalet (ibew)
Adalet/scott Fetzer Company		177
Ibew Local 648 Pension Plan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 648 Pension		63760.8
Ibew Local No. 86 Pension Fund
Ibew Local No. 86 Pension Fund Board of Trustees		1,627
Local Union No 861 Ibew Afl-Cio Pension and Retirement Plan
Ibew 861 Pension and Retirement		92967.1
Ibew Local 56 Pension Plan
International Brotherhood of Electircal Workers Local 56		505
Ibew Local Union 223 Pension Plan
Ibew 223 Pension Plan		629
Pension Trust Plan for Employees of Tucson Electri C Power Company Represented by Ibew Local 1116
Tucson Electric Power Company		1,338
Neca Local Union No 313 Ibew Pension Plan
Bd of Tees of Neca Lu No 313 Ibew Pen Pl		1,358
Ibew Local 43 and Electrical Contractors Pension Fund
Ibew Local 43 and Electrical Contractors Pension Fund		1,66461

Source: Internal Revenue Service.