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United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 328

Basic Information

Local 328

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Address

UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS
278 SILVER SPRING STREET
PROVIDENCE, RI 2904

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 $5,215,650
Total Liabilities $185,488
Total Income $9,024,831
Total Spent $8,205,174

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $1,228,925 (+200.3%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $2,794,862 (-30.6%)
Fixed Assets $541,059 (-30.6%)
Treasury Securities $650,804 (+9.1%)
Other Assets $0 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $185,488
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $5,610,057
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $1,817,658
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $4,895
Dividends $114
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $281,147
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $1,221,508
Affiliates $0
Members $89,452
Reinvestments $1,058,967
All Others $62,940

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 $1,653,161 (20.15%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $165,572 (2.02%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $47,876 (0.58%)
General Overhead $896,183 (10.92%)
Union Administration $580,645 (7.08%)
Strike Benefits $1,435,040 (17.49%)
To Union Officers $988,175 (12.04%)
To Union Employees $463,049 (5.64%)
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
200211,217
200311,330
200411,336
200511,613
200611,141
200711,252
200811,192
200911,720
201011,913
201111,977
201212,220
201312,020
201411,630
201511,473
201611,183
201710,797
201810,468
201910,625

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
TIMOTHY MELIAPRESIDENT$185,821
THOMAS HUTCHINSONVP/EXEC ASST TO THE PRES$149,284
DOMENIC PONTARELLISECRETARY-TREASURER$148,253
JOSEPH RENZIRECORDER/UNION REP$138,785
ROBERT CERRATOVP/UNION REPRESENTATIVE$135,454
CARLOS GONZALEZVP/UNION REPRESENTATIVE$135,109
CYNTHIA ESTEVAOVP/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$134,785
MICHAEL MATIASVP/UNION REPRESENTATIVE$134,418
BERNARD SANTINOVP/UNION REPRESENTATIVE$114,091
SAMUEL MARVINVP/ORGANIZER$99,073

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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