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Teamsters, Local 786

Basic Information

Local 786

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Address

TEAMSTERS
300 SOUTH ASHLAND AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60607

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 $616,085
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $1,396,197
Total Spent $1,525,794

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $605,960 (-17.6%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $10,125 (0.0%)
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 $1,364,209
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $180
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $0
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $19,786
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $8,115
Affiliates $0
Members $3,907
Reinvestments $0
All Others $3,115

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 $243,982 (15.99%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $8,962 (0.59%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $1,250 (0.08%)
General Overhead $244,897 (16.05%)
Union Administration $391,314 (25.65%)
Strike Benefits $5,323 (0.35%)
To Union Officers $223,003 (14.62%)
To Union Employees $195,585 (12.82%)
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

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20021,509
20031,998
20041,419
20052,306
20062,542
20072,385
20082,174
20091,866
20101,535
20111,578
20121,511
20131,631
20141,724
20151,840
20161,949
20171,283
20181,385
20191,400
20201,350
20211,326

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
GERTRUDE BIGGANEOFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE$77,052
GIA VARIOFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE$74,348
MICHAEL MELONESECRETARY TREASURER$64,603
BRYANT SMITHRECORDING SECRETARY/BA$58,959
RICHARD BLEVINSSECRETARY TREASURER$56,844
BRANDON SNOWTRUSTEE/BUS AGENT$49,551
MICHAEL MELONERECORDING SECRETARY$42,261
BRYANT SMITHBUSINESS AGENT$33,223
MICHAEL MELONE JR.ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT$17,767
RACHAEL PICUROFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE$16,924

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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