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Service Employees, Local 1

Basic Information

Local 1

Quick Facts

Address

SERVICE EMPLOYEES
111 EAST WACKER
CHICAGO, IL 60601

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 $13,768,200
Total Liabilities $3,400,425
Total Income $33,965,178
Total Spent $33,256,597

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $4,453,768 (+18.9%)
Accounts Receivable $1,841,228 (+12.0%)
Investments $3,927,327 (+9.8%)
Fixed Assets $1,995,103 (+9.8%)
Treasury Securities $1,504,428 (-9.2%)
Other Assets $46,346 (-6.5%)
Loans Receivable $0 (-100.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $1,550,196
Other Liabilities $183,562
Mortgages $1,666,667

Income

Dues $29,215,795
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $795
Interest $137,950
Dividends $0
Rents $1,132,377
Fees and Fines $376,774
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $2,460,267
Affiliates $66,273
Members $574,947
Reinvestments $5,367,538
All Others $521,896

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019  •  Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

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 $11,371,003 (34.19%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $1,520,135 (4.57%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $176,423 (0.53%)
General Overhead $5,951,210 (17.89%)
Union Administration $234,534 (0.71%)
Strike Benefits $56,236 (0.17%)
To Union Officers $1,480,196 (4.45%)
To Union Employees $7,930,263 (23.85%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019  •  Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
200232,206
200332,950
200438,549
200538,569
200637,842
200736,900
200837,741
200942,628
201043,720
201146,341
201248,403
201346,042
201446,408
201545,245
201647,699
201747,984
201847,580
201950,453

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019  •  Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
$416,124
THOMAS BALANOFFPRESIDENT$247,890
GERALD MORRISONPOLITICAL STRATEGIST$175,485
LAURA GARZASECRETARY-TREASURER$172,119
RITA KASTRUPVICE PRESIDENT$168,683
MATTHEW NICHOLSONVICE PRESIDENT$149,748
NANCY CROSSVICE PRESIDENT$147,527
VINCENT PESHAVICE PRESIDENT$144,967
GERALYN SULLIVANDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$135,935
LUCRETIA POLLARDDIRECTOR$128,318

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2019  •  Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Political Spending

Federal Election Donations, by Party

State-level Political Operations, by Party

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

Last Updated: December 12th, 2013

Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016