Plumbers (PPF)
National Headquarters
WASHINGTON, DC 20013
Financial Disbursements
| Representational Activities ( 10.6%) | $ 14,413,927 |  |
| Political Activities & Lobbying ( 0.7%) | $ 963,054 | |
| Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 3.4%) | $ 4,665,466 | |
| General Overhead ( 0.8%) | $ 1,093,607 | |
| Union Administration ( 11.0%) | $ 14,885,605 | |
| Total Compensation ( 9.5%) | $ 12,929,808 |
| Per Capita Tax ( 2.8%) | $ 3,845,051 |
| Other ( 61.1%) | $ 82,825,396 |
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
| Local |
Members |
PPF Council (Sacramento, CA) |
28,802 |
| PPF State Association (Chicago, IL) |
27,000 |
| PPF State Association (Latham, NY) |
21,656 |
| PPF State Association (Westerville, OH) |
14,483 |
| PPF Local 669 (Columbia, MD) |
10,939 |
| PPF District Council (Houston, TX) |
10,300 |
| PPF Local 597 (Chicago, IL) |
7,879 |
| PPF State Association (Duluth, MN) |
7,225 |
| PPF Local 638 (Long Island City, NY) |
7,187 |
| PPF State Association (Milwaukee, WI) |
6,700 |
| [show all locals & affiliates] |
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
Leadership
Top 10 International PPF Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
| Name |
Title |
Total Compensation |
| Martin Maddaloni |
General President |
$ 1,312,165 |
| Thomas Patchell |
General Secretary Treasur |
$ 874,882 |
| George Bliss |
Dir Training |
$ 456,644 |
| Michel Grenier |
Dir Canadian Affairs |
$ 298,801 |
| Sean O'ryan |
Admin Assistant |
$ 267,118 |
| Irvin Anderson |
Special Representative |
$ 262,105 |
| Gerald Bentley |
Intl Representative |
$ 248,045 |
| Budrow Tozer |
Intl Representative |
$ 240,860 |
| Donald House |
Dir Hvacr |
$ 240,772 |
| John Budzinski |
Intl Representative |
$ 235,520 |
| [show all officers & salaries] |
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Political Money
Political Action Committees (PAC)
Unions typically use PACs to make "hard money" contributions to specific candidates they support. Each PAC
can donate up to $5,000 per candidate per election. PACs are highly regulated under the Federal Election Commission.
Featured PAC: UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Total Given: $ 861,750
| Other Affiliated PACs |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1 NYC-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
|
$ 46,250 |
| PIPEFITTERS' LOCAL UNION NO 522 POLITICAL ACTION FUND |
|
$ 35,000 |
| PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO 9 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
|
$ 31,950 |
| UNITED ASSOC/JOURNEYMEN/APPRENT/PLUMB/PIPE FITT IND OF THE US/CAN LOC 447 FED POL ACT FUND |
|
$ 29,000 |
| UNITED ASSOC OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES/PLUMBING & PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY LOCAL UNION 335 |
|
$ 28,000 |
| PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL 690..PLUMBING & PIPE FITTING IND US & CAN LOCAL ELECTION POL ACT FUND |
|
$ 25,000 |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL 14 P A C FUND |
|
$ 18,400 |
| SAINT PAUL PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 455 |
|
$ 17,500 |
| STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 475 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
|
$ 16,400 |
| PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 467 VOLUNTARY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND |
|
$ 16,000 |
Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.
527 Money
In most cases, unions use 527 organizations to make unlimited "soft money" donations to campaigns or candidates they support.
Unlike PACs, 527 organiztions do not coordinate with specific candidates, and as a result, are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission.
| Total Affiliated 527 Receipts: | $ 1,329,981 |
| Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements: | $ 1,203,971 |
[show all funds]
Source: Internal Revenue Service 527 electronic form 8872 filings
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Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union
representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30
percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an
election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union
representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election
process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.
Read more at LaborPains.org