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Sheet Metal Workers

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1750 NEW YORK AVE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20006

SMW's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
Sheet Metal Workers National Headquarters
Washington, DC		139,390
Sheet Metal Workers Council Mid-Western States Production Wkrs
Mississauga Ontario, ZZ		15,600
Sheet Metal Workers Council North Central States
Maplewood, MN		11,133
Sheet Metal Workers Council Michigan/indiana States
Louisville, KY		10,149
Sheet Metal Workers District Council Southeast
North Miami Beach, FL		9,800
Sheet Metal Workers Local 104
San Ramon, CA		6,066
Sheet Metal Workers Local 105
Glendora, CA		5,746
Sheet Metal Workers Local 73
Hillside, IL		4,660
Sheet Metal Workers Local 33
Parma, OH		4,542
Sheet Metal Workers Local 18
Waukesha, WI		4,371
» 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?: $87,704,815.00
  • Total Liabilities?: $60,098,317.00
  • Total Income?: $77,620,368.00
  • Total Spent?: $76,717,749.00

» See Historical Financial Information

Assets (Change from previous report)

  • Cash?: $4,704,000.00 (+23.7%)
  • Accounts Receivable?: $4,361,834.00 (+16.8%)
  • Investments?: $75,931,221.00 (+3.9%)
  • Fixed Assets?: $298,053.00 (+3.9%)
  • Treasury Securities?: $0.00 (0.0%)
  • Other Assets?: $2,327,385.00 (+9.2%)
  • Loans Receivable?: $82,322.00 (-9.8%)

Liabilities

Income

  • Dues?: $0.00
  • Per Person Tax?: $42,794,508.00
  • Investments?: $28,699,254.00
  • Supplies?: $147,402.00
  • Loan Repayment?: $0.00
  • Interest?: $2,117,018.00
  • Dividends?: $450,234.00
  • Rents?: $0.00
  • Fees and Fines?: $991,539.00
  • Loans Obtained?: $0.00
  • Other Receipts?: $2,411,441.00
  • Affiliates?: $0.00
  • Members?: $0.00
  • Reinvestments?: $8,972.00
  • All Others?: $128,549.00

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: $76,717,749.00

Search All Spending

Spending Breakdown

  • Representational?: $16,555,069.00 (21.58%)
  • Political Activities and Lobbying?: $1,220,550.00 (1.59%)
  • Contributions, Gifts, and Grants?: $625,888.00 (0.82%)
  • General Overhead?: $8,173,590.00 (10.65%)
  • Union Administration?: $5,375,715.00 (7.01%)
  • Strike Benefits?: $36,400.00 (0.05%)
  • To Union Officers?: $1,670,583.00 (2.18%)
  • To Union Employees?: $9,839,340.00 (12.83%)
  • 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: 135,943

Membership Trend



YearMembers
2002148,378
2003140,641
2004144,480
2005148,806
2006149,149
2007150,740
2008152,530
2009144,826
2010139,390
2011135,943

Income per Member: $570.97

Dues

28 per Member

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Officers and Employees

  • Average Total Compensation: $150,835.92
  • Total Employees: 99
  • Employees Making more than $75,000: 66

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
MICHAEL SULLIVANGENERAL PRESIDENT$1,043,023.00
JOSEPH NIGROGENERAL PRESIDENT$447,335.00
RICHARD MCCLEESCHIEF OF STAFF$247,652.00
MARC NORBERGASST TO THE GEN PRESIDENT$244,797.00
ROBERT BROWNDIRECTOR OF CANADIAN AFFA$244,011.00
JOSEPH SELLERSGENERAL SECRETARY-TREASUR$237,112.00
CHRISTOPHER CARLOUGHDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION$234,367.00
JAMES WHITEDIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION$231,429.00
ROBERT DIORIOINT'L REPRESENTATIVE$231,014.00
VINCENT PANVINIDIR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$223,966.00

» 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: $10,641,150.00 (0.9680)
Republicans: $259,700.00 (0.0236)

SMW's Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
Sheet Metal Workers Union$10,968,254.00
Sheet Metal Workers Union$16,836.00
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 33$4,710.00
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 28$2,500.00
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 137$1,050.00

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: $9,581,822.00

SMW's 527 Committee(s)

527 CommitteeTotal Spent
Sheet Metal Workers Union$8,134,578.00
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 36$1,447,244.00

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

Last Updated: March 1st, 2011

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $1,595,000.00

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

SMW's Major Issues

IssueTotal Spent Lobbying

SMW Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
Sheet Metal Workers Union$1,595,000.00

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
SMW Local 332Full Audit Text
SMW Local 4337Full Audit Text
SMW Local 2023Full Audit Text
SMW Local 35Full Audit Text
SMW Local 215Full 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: 120

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case NumberName/UnionDate Filed
09-RD-02186Beckley Mechanical
Sheet Metal Workers Local #33		February 12th, 2009
18-RD-02667Nath Roseville Midwest Lodging dba Radisson Hotel
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local #10		December 22nd, 2008
03-RD-01544Hydro-Air Components, Inc.
Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 71		October 6th, 2008
17-RD-01766Empire Sheet Metal, LLC
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local 270		March 28th, 2008
17-RD-01765Empire Sheet Metal, LLC
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local 270		March 6th, 2008
03-RD-01524HydroAir Components, Inc.
Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 71		October 10th, 2007
04-RD-02116R.S.Hahn HVAC, LLC
Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 19		July 2nd, 2007
19-RD-03764Air Pro Heating and Cooling
Sheet Metal Workers Local 66		June 4th, 2007
33-RD-00879Phezer Enterprises
Sheet Metal Workers Union, Local 265		May 22nd, 2007
22-RD-01476DCI Sign & Awnings
Sheet Metal Workers Union, International Association Local 137		May 9th, 2007

» 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
Other Allegations300
Duty of Fair Representation173
Statements91
Actions of Picketers55
Hiring Halls38
Threatening Statements36
Coercive Statements30
Hiring Hall Related30
Time/Place of Picketing26
Discipline (including charges/fines)26
Union Security Related (including Beck)22
Handbilling21
Lawsuits/Grievances20
Language on Picket Sign/Handbill19
Union Security Related17
Reserved Gate Issues16
Lawsuits13
All Allegations against a Labor Organization13
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)11
Refusal to Furnish Information11

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
Standex Adp Snappy
Detroit Lakes, MN		SMW Local 100108
Sign Companies GRP A (11)
Philadelphia, PA		SMW Local 1927200
Midland Heating & Air Conditioning
Minneapolis, MN		SMW Local 1010725
Bernard Dalsin Manufacturing Co
Farmington, MN		SMW Local 10640
Simpson Strong Tie Inc
Stockton, CA		SMWIA Local 1628280
Golden Plastics Corporation
Oakland, CA		SMWIA Local 1622912
Foremost Duct, LLC
Farmington, MI		SMW Local 80234
BOSIO METAL SPECIALTIES
NORTH WALES, PA		SMW Local 194713

» See all strikes

Source: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund
Bd of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund		142,28848.9

Source: Internal Revenue Service.