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Graphic Communications, Local 503

Basic Information

Local 503

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Address

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
1393 SOUTH AVENUE
ROCHESTER, NY 146202830

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 $2,774,858
Total Liabilities $4,566
Total Income $495,961
Total Spent $501,107

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $47,006 (-9.9%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $2,575,891 (+6.2%)
Fixed Assets $813 (+6.2%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $1,148 (-0.1%)
Loans Receivable $150,000 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $4,566
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $298,042
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $78,826
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $4,751
Dividends $92,514
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $12,133
Affiliates $0
Members $9,695
Reinvestments $0
All Others $0

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 $161,169 (32.16%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $1,898 (0.38%)
General Overhead $56,793 (11.33%)
Union Administration $96,533 (19.26%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $157,892 (31.51%)
To Union Employees $13,856 (2.77%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

Search All Spending

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2002569
2003565
2004540
2005587
2006786
2007781
2008756
2009749
2010742
2011703
2012750
2013707
2014743
2015687
2016682
2017935
2018883
2019891
2020883
2021861

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
MICHAEL STAFFORDPRESIDENT$89,747
THOMAS TRAPPTREASURER/ORGANIZER$68,145
JANICE KULPOFFICE SECRETARY$11,923
$1,933
RON JOHNSONVICE-PRESIDENT$0

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 ActivityNumber of Instances
embezzlement charges2
Guilty Pleas2
Officials Sentenced1

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.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Manufacturing1