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Painters, Local 8

Basic Information

Local 8

Quick Facts

Address

PAINTERS
36-16/18 33rd Street
Long Island City, NY 11106

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.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $67,517
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $117,139
Total Spent $181,658

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $66,677 (-49.2%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $0 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $840 (+421.7%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $0
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $115,966
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $1,173
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $0
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

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.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $7,272 (4.00%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $6,360 (3.50%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20021,510
20031,566
20041,489
20051,193
20061,319
20071,282
20081,464
20091,471
2011724
2012458
2013552
2014605
2015587
2016611
2017563
2018557
2019557
2020675
2021701

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
ALBERT BLAIRPRESIDENT$1,360
JOHN TOKARSKITRUSTEE$880
HUSEN LIHAREVICTRUSTEE$880
JOHN KISONASVICE PRESIDENT$840
EFRAIN MEDINATRUSTEE$760
LLOYD LINCOLNRECORDING SECRETARY/WARDE$600
DAVID ARIASRECORDING SECRETARY$560
ALEX GONZALEZFINANCIAL SECRETARY$480
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE$0
MELVIN WILSONFINANCIAL SECRETARY/TREAS$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Crime, Corruption & Racketeering

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).

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Type of Criminal ActivityNumber of Instances
criminal charges3
embezzlement charges3
Guilty Pleas3
Indictments4
Officials Sentenced1

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

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.

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Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016