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United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 1459

Basic Information

Local 1459

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Address

UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS
33 EASTLAND STREET
SPRINGFIELD, MA 1109

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 $1,852,917
Total Liabilities $82,485
Total Income $2,475,136
Total Spent $2,069,083

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,408,752 (+40.5%)
Accounts Receivable $172,197 (+6.8%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $271,968 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (-100.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $78,892
Other Liabilities $3,593
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $1,994,326
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $1,075
Dividends $0
Rents $53,100
Fees and Fines $38,523
Loans Obtained $192,772
Other Receipts $195,340
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $54,034

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 $590,281 (28.53%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $44,807 (2.17%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $37,822 (1.83%)
General Overhead $258,566 (12.50%)
Union Administration $90,114 (4.36%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $229,082 (11.07%)
To Union Employees $252,594 (12.21%)
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
20023,483
20033,448
20053,306
20063,307
20073,317
20083,492
20093,843
20103,978
20114,214
20124,128
20134,010
20144,029
20154,212
20164,337
20174,421
20184,382
20194,467
20204,197
20214,476

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
JEFFREY JONESPRESIDENT$121,350
DEAN ETHIERSECRETARY-TREASURER$116,861
MATTHEW SZULBORSKIEXECUTIVE V.P./EXEC BOARD$87,251
LISA WILSONOFFICE MANAGER$64,615
CRYSTAL BOUCHIEUNION REPRESENTATIVE$59,962
BARBARA BEGLEYADMIN OFFICE ASST.$53,784
CHRISTOPHER ADAMSUNION REPRESENTATIVE$43,836
KATIE MAYNARDUNION REPRESENTATIVE$34,564
NATASHA BLACKWELL-SHIRESPUR$34,400
DREW WEISSEUNION REPRESENTATIVE$34,319

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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