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United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 455

Basic Information

Local 455

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Address

UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS
121 NORTHPOINT DRIVE
HOUSTON, TX 77060

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 $5,122,125
Total Liabilities $55,599
Total Income $7,176,277
Total Spent $7,454,447

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,693,196 (-14.1%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $2,416,516 (+4.5%)
Fixed Assets $1,012,413 (+4.5%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $49,430
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $6,169
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $6,594,301
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $20,000
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $3,326
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $170,227
Loans Obtained $87,985
Other Receipts $55,138
Affiliates $0
Members $245,300
Reinvestments $0
All Others $13,138

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 $2,153,565 (28.89%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $153,072 (2.05%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $100,349 (1.35%)
General Overhead $681,134 (9.14%)
Union Administration $113,714 (1.53%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $353,777 (4.75%)
To Union Employees $1,176,061 (15.78%)
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
200213,451
200312,884
200412,398
200513,288
200614,090
200714,643
200817,821
200916,529
201016,531
201117,588
201217,056
201318,100
201418,740
201519,019
201618,013
201718,061
201817,484
201917,743

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
WILLIAM HOPKINSPRESIDENT$490,209
WILLIAM HOPKINSFIELD DIRECTOR$137,825
SHIRLEY ROMESECRETARY-TREASURER$131,378
DEBBIE EDWARDSADMIN. ASSISTANT TO PRES.$122,690
STEPHEN HOPKINSASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDEN$119,414
BLAKE SATCHERUNION REPRESENTATIVE $99,043
SCOTT WEBERUNION REPRESENTATIVE$96,961
MARIO BOTELLOUNION REPRESENTATIVE $87,799
CLAUDIA ISLASUNION REPRESENTATIVE$68,090
GARRICK GISEUNION REPRESENTATIVE$66,219

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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