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UNITE HERE, Local 1

Basic Information

Local 1

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Address

UNITE HERE
218 S. WABASH AVE.
CHICAGO, IL 60604

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 $8,141,720
Total Liabilities $235,996
Total Income $13,616,255
Total Spent $11,952,358

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $4,307,158 (+62.9%)
Accounts Receivable $736,891 (-59.6%)
Investments $2,954,972 (+6.6%)
Fixed Assets $87,555 (+6.6%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $55,144 (-0.2%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $231,569
Other Liabilities $4,427
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $11,946,086
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $2,501
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $8,177
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $1,659,491
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $31,156

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 $5,004,203 (41.87%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $29,370 (0.25%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $133,481 (1.12%)
General Overhead $465,879 (3.90%)
Union Administration $250,366 (2.09%)
Strike Benefits $554,497 (4.64%)
To Union Officers $220,834 (1.85%)
To Union Employees $2,112,669 (17.68%)
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
200214,217
200314,405
200413,508
200513,273
200614,969
200714,854
200812,695
200912,300
201011,945
201112,516
201213,624
201313,571
201414,094
201514,480
201615,221
201714,821
201816,397
201916,626

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
$150,111
ELLIOTT MALLENRESEARCH DIRECTOR$87,906
CLARENCE BRONIARCZYKORGANIZER$82,131
TARA ADVANIADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR$79,265
VINAY ESPINOSA-RAVIORGANZING DIRECTOR$72,085
ANDREA SOTELOVICE PRESIDENT$66,808
ASHLEY KELLERORGANIZING LEAD$60,177
DAMIANO JENKINSEXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER$59,392
SARAH LYONSRESEARCH LEAD$58,197
MARISSA LEVENDISORGANIZING LEAD$57,379

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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