Painters (PAT)

PAT's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Painters National Headquarters	Hanover, MD	108,115
Painters Conference	Fourth District Western Seattle, WA	37,820
Painters Conference	Eastern Region New York, NY	28,378
Painters Conference	Central Region Conference Big Bend, WI	28,198
Painters District Council 36	Altadena, CA	10,404
Painters District Council 9	New York, NY	8,256
Painters District Council 16	Livermore, CA	8,038
Painters District Council 14	Chicago, IL	5,333
Painters District Council 5	Seattle, WA	5,206
Painters District Council 21	Philadelphia, PA	4,867

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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 2011: $42,192,989.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $11,835,507.00 (28.05%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $2,311,921.00 (5.48%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $320,620.00 (0.76%)
• General Overhead^?: $5,542,622.00 (13.14%)
• Union Administration^?: $6,020,599.00 (14.27%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• To Union Officers^?: $1,724,773.00 (4.09%)
• To Union Employees^?: $6,037,217.00 (14.31%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 108,115

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
JAMES WILLIAMS	GENERAL PRESIDENT	$410,580.00
ROBERT KUCHERAN	GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT	$343,469.00
KENNETH RIGMAIDEN	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$305,535.00
GEORGE GALIS	GENERAL SECRETARY-TREAS	$293,620.00
WILLIAM CANDELORI, JR	GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT	$263,521.00
CHARLES HARRIS	EXEC ASST TO GEN SEC-TREA	$240,405.00
TIMOTHY STRICKER	EXECUTIVE ASSIST TO G. PR	$238,280.00
RAYMOND PRICE	GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT	$234,120.00
JOHN WHITE	REG ORG COORDINATOR	$223,142.00
JAMES REID	GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT	$219,533.00

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FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $6,503,687.00 (0.8978)

Republicans: $724,670.00 (0.1000)

PAT's Political Action Committees

Political Action Committee	Total Contributed
Painters & Allied Trades Union	$7,179,424.00
Painters & Allied Trades Dist Council 21	$63,433.00
Painters & Allied Trades Union Local 36	$1,000.00

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $473,000.00

PAT's Major Issues

Issue	Total Spent Lobbying
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace	$370,000.00
Fed Budget & Appropriations	$273,000.00
Health Issues	$253,000.00
Economics & Econ Development	$213,000.00
Finance	$143,000.00
Immigration	$140,000.00
Unemployment	$133,000.00
Energy & Nuclear Power	$133,000.00
Taxes	$130,000.00
Trade	$100,000.00

PAT Lobbying Groups

Client	Total Spent Lobbying
Painters & Allied Trades Union	$473,000.00

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
Criminal Charges	19
Embezzlement Charges	28
Guilty Pleas	27
Indictments	14
Officials Sentenced	20

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
PAT Local 438	1	Full Audit Text
PAT Local District Council 30	8	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 265	9	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 577	2	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 2345	0	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 184	2	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 24	0	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 365	4	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 427	3	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1103	2	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 1179	1	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 46	0	Full Audit Text
PAT Local DC 35	99	Full Audit Text
PAT Local 115		Full Audit Text
PAT Local 178		Full Audit Text
PAT Local 476		Full Audit Text

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: 63

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
28-RD-00983	Western Commercial Glass International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local Union No. 823	December 23rd, 2008
30-RD-01500	Economy Glass, Inc. United Painters and Allied Trades	July 15th, 2008
28-RD-00980	NKW, Inc. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 86	July 1st, 2008
28-RD-00979	NKW, Inc. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 86	July 1st, 2008
28-RD-00978	NKW, Inc. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 86	June 11th, 2008
28-RD-00977	NKW, Inc. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 86	June 11th, 2008
30-RD-01498	Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. Sign, Display and Trade Show Laborers Local Union 770, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades	May 16th, 2008
14-RD-01907	Ceam Holdings, Inc. d/b/a U.S. Paint Corporation Painters District Council No. 2, affiliated with International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO	May 1st, 2008
30-RD-01494	Bob Cooper Glass & Mirror Company, Inc. Glaziers Local Union No. 941 of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council No. 7, AFL-CIO	April 1st, 2008
16-RD-01577	Clear Channel Outdoor Sign and Pictorial Painters Union No. 756	February 13th, 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	279
Duty of Fair Representation	209
Actions of Picketers	105
Statements	76
Hiring Halls	76
Reserved Gate Issues	44
Time/Place of Picketing	39
Hiring Hall Related	37
Threatening Statements	28
Coercive Statements	26
Picketing/Strike Actions	25
Language on Picket Sign/Handbill	24
Union Security Related (including Beck)	23
Union Security Related	23
Handbilling	16
Violence/Assaults	15
Repudiation/Modification of Contract	12
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)	11
Discipline (including charges/fines)	9
Harassment	8

Employer/Location	Union	Days on Strike	Employees on Strike
Glazing Contractors, South Bend, IN Area South Bend, IN	PAT Local 1165SB	12	40
Glazing Companies, Indianapolis, IN Area Indianapolis, IN	PAT Local 1165l	5	299
Glazing Contractors, Gary, Indiana Area Gary, IN	PAT Local 1165G	5	80
Lafayette IN Painting & Drywall Contractors PAT 80 Lafayette, IN	PAT Local 80	1	120
Glass) MARCUS HOOK, PA	PAT Local 513	6	37
Glass) Berkley, CA	PAT Local 513	1	470
Freightliner (Oregon) Consolidation MD,	PAT 1094, SEIU49, Local	7	924
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOORS - BOSTON DIVISION , MA	PAT Local DC	88	32
Renzenberger Inc Carnegie, PA	IUPAT Local 57	2	22
Renzenberger Inc. West Brownsville/Shire Oaks, PA	PAT Local 57	2	19

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