Roofers (RWAW)

RWAW's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Roofers National Headquarters	Washington, DC	21,849
Roofers District Council	North Central States Raytown, MO	3,031
Roofers Local 11	Westchester, IL	2,330
Roofers Local 30	Philadelphia, PA	1,454
Roofers District Council	Northwest Roofers Seattle, WA	1,432
Roofers Local 96	Blaine, MN	1,007
Roofers Local 8	Long Island City, NY	984
Roofers Local 149	Detroit, MI	915
Roofers Local 81	Oakland, CA	894
Roofers Local 2	St. Louis, MO	806

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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: $8,173,481.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $1,853,086.00 (22.67%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $144,491.00 (1.77%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $83,987.00 (1.03%)
• General Overhead^?: $2,696,754.00 (32.99%)
• Union Administration^?: $637,536.00 (7.80%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• To Union Officers^?: $813,841.00 (9.96%)
• To Union Employees^?: $1,492,942.00 (18.27%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 21,849

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
KINSEY ROBINSON	INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT	$310,520.00
ROBERT DANLEY	INTL SECRETARY TREASURER	$284,572.00
JAMES HADEL	INTL VICE PRESIDENT	$202,699.00
THOMAS PEDRICK	INTL VICE PRESIDENT	$196,243.00
ERIC ANDERSON	INTL REPRESENTATIVE	$195,728.00
PAUL BLASKI	INT REPRESENTATIVE	$188,639.00
GABRIEL PEREA	INTL REPRESENTATIVE	$179,564.00
MICHAEL STIENS	INTL REPRESENTATIVE	$174,483.00
JORDAN RITENOUR	MARKET DEVELOPMENT DIR	$160,257.00
FRANK WALL	ASST MARKET DEVELOP DIR	$129,347.00

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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
RWAW Local 69	6	Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 11	13	Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 241	4	Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 22	3	Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 195	2	Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 96	12	Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 156		Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 142		Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 242		Full Audit Text
RWAW Local 119		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: 12

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
27-RD-01214	Bradford Roof Management Roofer's, Local 229	September 4th, 2008
26-RD-01124	Dale Crampton Co. Roofers Local 20	August 25th, 2005
20-RD-02393	Holmberg Roofing Roofers and Waterproofers Union, Local 81	May 28th, 2004
26-RD-01098	R.D. Herbert & Son's United Union of Roofers, Waterproofer's and Allied Worker's, Local 176	February 4th, 2004
26-RD-01085	Dale Crampton Company Roofers Local No. 20	April 16th, 2003
20-RD-02330	Kodiak Roofing & Waterproofing Company United Roofers, Waterproofers an Allied Workers Local 81, AFL-CIO	November 13th, 2001
19-RD-03508	Acker Roofing Company, Inc. United Union of Roofers and Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Local No. 54	November 13th, 2001
04-RD-01909	D.A. Nolt United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, AFL-CIO	May 23rd, 2001
27-RD-01096	Empire Roofing, Inc. Roofers, Local 229	May 11th, 2001
09-RD-01973	GEOGHAN CORPORATION D/B/A GEOGHAN ROOFING CORP. ROOFERS, WATERPROFFERS LOCAL 147	April 30th, 2001

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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	49
Duty of Fair Representation	24
Actions of Picketers	22
Reserved Gate Issues	17
Statements	11
Hiring Halls	9
Hiring Hall Related	6
Coercive Statements	6
Handbilling	6
Time/Place of Picketing	5
Threatening Statements	5
Refusal to Furnish Information	4
Repudiation/Modification of Contract	4
All Allegations against a Labor Organization	3
Language on Picket Sign/Handbill	3
Lawsuits	2
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)	2
Statements/Threats	2
Requiring Payments other than dues	2
Union Security Related (including Beck)	2

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/Sponsor	Members	Funding Percentage
National Roofing Industry Pension Fund Trustees of Natl Roofing Industry Pension Fund	28,338	100.5

Source: Internal Revenue Service.