Operating Engineers (IUOE)

IUOE's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Operating Engineers National Headquarters	Washington, DC	389,736
Operating Engineers Conference	North Central States Countryside, IL	134,504
Operating Engineers Conference	Northeastern State New York, NY	71,650
Operating Engineers Local 3	Alameda, CA	36,513
Operating Engineers Conference	New York State Albany, NY	36,001
Operating Engineers Local 150	Countryside, IL	22,819
Operating Engineers Local 12	Pasadena, CA	20,702
Operating Engineers Local 39	San Francisco, CA	17,396
Operating Engineers Local 324	Bloomfield Township, MI	16,298
Operating Engineers Local 18	Cleveland, OH	13,827

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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.

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: $56,871,066.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $10,449,044.00 (18.37%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $5,951,817.00 (10.47%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $1,114,602.00 (1.96%)
• General Overhead^?: $2,344,860.00 (4.12%)
• Union Administration^?: $8,024,409.00 (14.11%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $70,114.00 (0.12%)
• To Union Officers^?: $1,223,235.00 (2.15%)
• To Union Employees^?: $9,551,723.00 (16.80%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 389,736

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
Vincent Giblin	General President	$490,054.00
Jeffrey Fiedler	Director	$266,367.00
John Loughry	CFO	$261,079.00
James Vandyke	Chief of Staff	$260,553.00
Richard Griffin	General Counsel	$255,665.00
Dermot Cain	Regional Director	$255,512.00
Raymond Poupore	Director	$250,581.00
Christopher Hanley	Gen. Sec-Treasurer	$248,442.00
Michael Wall	Regional Director	$239,911.00
Timothy James	Director	$227,772.00

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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
Embezzlement Charges	2
Guilty Pleas	1
Indictments	1

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
IUOE Local 347	3	Full Audit Text
IUOE Local 1		Full Audit Text
IUOE Local 106		Full Audit Text
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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: 306

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
09-RD-02185	Ralston Foods, A Division of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18S, AFL-CIO	February 4th, 2009
08-RD-02134	United Rentals Branches 27 & 28 International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 66, 66A, B,C,D, O & R (AFL-CIO)	February 4th, 2009
04-RD-02149	The St. James Management, LLC International Union of Operating Engineers Local 835	January 13th, 2009
14-RD-01916	Clean The Uniform Company Local 148, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO	December 29th, 2008
21-RD-02855	United Rentals, Inc. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12	December 11th, 2008
04-RD-02143	Atlanticare Home Care JNESO District Council 1, IUOE/AFL-CIO	October 6th, 2008
19-RD-03804	Westgroup Edgewater LP IUOE Local 286	September 30th, 2008
07-RD-03627	Waste Management of Three Rivers and Westside RDF International Union of Operating Engineers, Locals 324, 324-A, 324-B, 324-C and 324-D, AFL-CIO	September 24th, 2008
09-RD-02176	Bonasa, LLC International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 132, AFL-CIO	August 14th, 2008
07-RD-03618	Eaton County Medical Care Facility Int'l Union of Operating Eng.	August 1st, 2008

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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.

Allegation	Cases Filed
Other Allegations	522
Duty of Fair Representation	498
Actions of Picketers	267
Statements	237
Time/Place of Picketing	119
Hiring Halls	115
Coercive Statements	75
Threatening Statements	63
Reserved Gate Issues	62
Hiring Hall Related	62
Picketing/Strike Actions	56
Union Security Related (including Beck)	54
Language on Picket Sign/Handbill	53
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)	48
Union Security Related	32
Violence/Assaults	28
Lawsuits/Grievances	28
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Initial Contract)	27
All Allegations against a Labor Organization	23
Harassment	21

Employer/Location	Union	Days on Strike	Employees on Strike
LyondellBasell Lake Charles, LA	IUOE Local 407	16	97
BRUNDAGE BONE CONCRETE PUMPING Springfield, MO	IUOE Local 101	180	18
Fabick Rents Fenton, MO	IUOE Local 513	129	15
Fabick Power Systems Fenton, MO	IUOE Local 513	129	30
John Fabick Tractor Company Fenton, MO	IUOE Local 513	123	60
Seneca Petroleum , IL	IUOE Local 649	37	10
WESTERN ENERGY COMPANY Colstrip, Rosebud	IUOE Local 400	17	350
Valley Power Systems North Inc. Atwater, CA	IUOE Local 3 D 20	632	117
El Paso Disposal El Paso, TX	IUOE Local 351	261	90
Southeast Missouri Stone Company Cape Girardeau, MO	IUOE Local 513	98	20

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Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/Sponsor	Members	Funding Percentage
The General Pension Plan of the International Union of Operating Engineers Pension Bd of the General Pension Plan of the Intl Union of Operating	4,950	91.50
The Intl Headquarters Pension and Beneficiaries Plan of the Intl Union of Operating Engineers International Union of Operating Engineers	410

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/Sponsor	Members	Funding Percentage
Forklift Associates, Inc. Iuoe Union Pension Plan Forklift Associates, Inc.	50
Pension Plan of the Iuoe Local 137 137a 137b 137c 137r, Afl-Cio Bd of Trustees Pension Plan of the Iuoe 137 137a 137b 137c 137r Aflcio	1,643	114.0
Iuoe Local 57 Pension Plan Trustees of I U O E Local 57 Pension Plan	1,360	77.2
Iuoe Stationary Engineers Local 39 Pension Plan Board of Trustees Iuoe Stationary Engineers Local	7,668	69.20
United Launch Alliance Pension Plan for Iam 725 and Iuoe 501 W Employees United Launch Alliance	372

Source: Internal Revenue Service.