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Railroad Signalmen (BRS)

Railroad Signalmen

BRS

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917 SHENANDOAH SHORES ROAD
FRONT ROYAL, VA 22630

BRS's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Railroad Signalmen National Headquarters
Front Royal, VA		9,837
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 88Union Pacific
Rockford, IA		2,237
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 12Burlington Northern
Meridian, TX		1,620
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 60United
Effingham, IL		1,157
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 62Amtrak Eastern
Lansdale, PA		598
Railroad Signalmen Local Lodge 56Long Island Railroad
Babylon, NY		496
Railroad Signalmen Local Lodge 16
Jacksonville, FL		490
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 3690Seaboard Coastline Rr
Jacksonville, FL		490
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 16Northeast-Chesapeake and Ohio Rr
Jumping Branch, WV		450
Railroad Signalmen General Committee 58Norfolk and Southern Rr
Pandora, OH		425
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 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?: $8,436,430.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $44,725.00
  • Total Income?: $6,452,122.00
  • Total Spent?: $6,643,455.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $3,611,250.00 (-5.0%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $6,710.00 (-88.7%)
  • Investments?: $2,432,462.00 (+3.0%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $2,016,506.00 (+3.0%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $366,502.00 (+214.1%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $3,000.00 (-14.3%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $0.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $4,600,268.00
  • Investments?: $2,700.00
  • Supplies?: $14,669.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $89,561.00
  • Dividends?: $72,503.00
  • Rents?: $0.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $43,950.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $98,706.00
  • Affiliates?: $965,594.00
  • Members?: $564,171.00
  • Reinvestments?: $0.00
  • All Others?: $35,480.00

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2011 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 2011: $6,643,455.00

Search All Spending

Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $1,863,963.00 (28.06%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $279,070.00 (4.20%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $12,545.00 (0.19%)
  • General Overhead?: $348,019.00 (5.24%)
  • Union Administration?: $1,226,763.00 (18.47%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • To Union Officers?: $986,368.00 (14.85%)
  • To Union Employees?: $835,630.00 (12.58%)
  • Education?: $0.00 (0.00%)
  • Fees?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Total Members: 9,837

Membership Trend



YearMembers
200210,117
20039,803
20049,746
20058,842
20068,867
20079,231
20089,366
20099,541
20109,457
20119,837

Income per Member: $655.90

Dues

0 per Qtr

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $74,043.27
  • Total Employees: 33
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 11

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
WILLARD PICKETTPRESIDENT$225,679.00
FLOYD MASONVICE-PRESIDENT$167,740.00
MICHAEL BALDWINGRAND LODGE REP$154,445.00
WALTER BARROWSSECRETARY-TREASURER$146,406.00
JOE MATTINGLYVICE-PRESIDENT$145,018.00
MARK CIUREJVICE-PRESIDENT$137,942.00
JAMES FINNEGANGRAND LODGE REP$134,345.00
DENNIS BOSTONVICE-PRESIDENT$124,752.00
JERRY BOLESVICE-PRESIDENT$121,811.00
LEONARD PARKER JRGRAND LODGE REP$120,638.00

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Activities

FEC

Overall Contributions

Democrats: $557,508.00 (0.9147)
Republicans: $47,500.00 (0.0779)

BRS's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen$609,508.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

State-level Political Operations

Democrats: $10,500.00
Republicans: $500.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $950,000.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

BRS's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying
Transportation$570,000.00
Railroads$180,000.00
Fed Budget & Appropriations$60,000.00
Retirement$60,000.00
Government Issues$40,000.00
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace$20,000.00

BRS Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen$950,000.00

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

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
BRS Local 2317Full Audit Text
BRS Local 105Full Audit Text
BRS Local 153Full Audit Text
BRS Local 104Full Audit Text
BRS Local 72Full Audit Text
BRS Local 31Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: January 1st, 2010

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 Representation1
Picketing/Strike Actions1
Other Allegations1
Threatening Statements1
Lawsuits/Grievances1

Please notes a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System