Laborers, Local 177

Basic Information

Local 177

Quick Facts

Members

1,201

Assets

$3,869,922

Employees

Primary Industry

Construction

Address

LABORERS
3400 E EUCLID AVE
DES MOINES, IA 50317

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	$3,869,922
Total Liabilities	$896,607
Total Income	$1,990,685
Total Spent	$1,683,693

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Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash	$2,496,767 (+14.0%)
Accounts Receivable	$96,703 (-20.9%)
Investments	$4,700 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets	$1,268,852 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities	$0 (0.0%)
Other Assets	$2,021 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable	$879 (-21.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable	$0
Accounts Payable	$132,598
Other Liabilities	$3,271
Mortgages	$760,738

Income

Dues	$1,600,686
Per Person Tax	$0
Investments	$51,500
Supplies	$0
Loan Repayment	$1,112
Interest	$4,595
Dividends	$0
Rents	$7,800
Fees and Fines	$86,750
Loans Obtained	$137,992
Other Receipts	$62,769
Affiliates	$37,481
Members	$0
Reinvestments	$0
All Others	$12,769

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.

Total Spent in 2021

$1,683,693

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational	$385,601 (22.90%)
Political Activities and Lobbying	$16,220 (0.96%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants	$32,436 (1.93%)
General Overhead	$485,512 (28.84%)
Union Administration	$70,351 (4.18%)
Strike Benefits	$0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers	$262,852 (15.61%)
To Union Employees	$187,464 (11.13%)
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

Total Members

1,201

Income per Member

$1,658

Dues (per MONTH)

$56

Membership Trend

Year	Members
2002	927
2003	894
2004	843
2005	878
2006	824
2007	795
2009	678
2010	643
2011	602
2012	607
2013	625
2014	643
2015	660
2016	1,606
2017	1,480
2017	1,421
2018	1,404
2019	1,265
2020	1,247
2021	1,201

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation

$28,043

Total Employees

Employees Making more than $75,000

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
MIKE WECKMAN	BUSINESS MANAGER	$101,791
TOM HAYES	SECRETARY TREASURER	$95,472
BRAD GEZEL	VICE PRESIDENT	$91,992
RON PRYMEK	RECORDING SECRETARY	$69,832
LUIS MUNOZ	FIELD REP	$65,058
MYSTIE WILLIAMS	OFFICE MANAGER/CLERICAL	$59,734
MICCA GUYLER	ADMIN ASSISTANT	$51,914
ASHLEY COOPER	DUES PROCESSOR/CLERICAL	$30,930
MARK LANE	WATERLOO STEWARD	$16,577
		$15,934

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

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 Activity	Number of Instances
criminal charges	9
embezzlement charges	11
Guilty Pleas	10
Indictments	4
Officials Sentenced	5

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.