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Communications Workers of America, Local 7304

Basic Information

Local 7304

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Address

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
3152 BEDOW RD
FORT RIPLEY MN, MN 56449

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 $593,807
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $357,643
Total Spent $368,723

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $353,746 (-3.0%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $240,061 (-18.1%)
Fixed Assets $0 (-18.1%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

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

Income

Dues $353,746
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $90
Dividends $3,807
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: 2022  •  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 $124,301 (33.71%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $38,674 (10.49%)
General Overhead $24,076 (6.53%)
Union Administration $167,266 (45.36%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $94,226 (25.55%)
To Union Employees $90,617 (24.58%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002250
2003650
2004650
2005650
2006575
2007657
2008723
2009840
2010685
2011863
2012864
2013891
2014868
2015873
2016853
2017865
2018866
2019910
2020825
2021709
2022729

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
$90,617
RENEE BRANDSECRETARY/TREASURER$25,470
MATTHEW LELOUPRESIDENT$14,923
DENNIS KUBATEVP$14,846
KEVIN PENNEREVP$9,141
JAMES WIEBEVP$7,171
WADE WALVATNEVP$6,163
ROBERT COPLIENEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER$5,881
ROGER ROTHSTEINEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER$5,087
MATTHEW HUFFMANEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER$2,536

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations

Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.

AllegationCases Filed
Duty of Fair Representation1

Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Communications2
Other1