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Locomotive Engineers, Division 188

Basic Information

Local 188

Quick Facts

Address

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
1225 Tower Avenue Suite 106
SUPERIOR, WI 54880

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 $80,898
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $87,761
Total Spent $72,592

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $79,009 (+23.8%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $1,889 (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 $81,442
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $0
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $6,319
Affiliates $0
Members $0
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 $0 (0.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $7,651 (10.54%)
General Overhead $0 (0.00%)
Union Administration $0 (0.00%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $37,685 (51.91%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $1,342 (1.85%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
200231
200331
200431
200532
200631
200731
200837
200937
201033
201128
201267
201374
201487
2015101
2016106
2017101
2018120
2019136
2020132
2021130

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
PATRICK SMEDBERG1ST VICE LOCAL CHAIRMAN$10,651
STEVEN MOERKELOCAL CHAIRMAN$9,338
JEREL LIIMATTASECRETARY/TREASURER$8,140
WILL LOHRBACH2ND VICE LOCAL CHAIRMAN$7,521
SHAWN AUBOL1ST ALTERNATE TRUSTEE$5,971
TODD SPANDEPRESIDENT/DELEGATE TO ND$5,254
JASON LIIMATTALEGISLATIVE REP./TRUSTEE$115
LEE RUSHENBERGTRUSTEE$0
PATRICK ETTER VICE PRESIDENT$0
JONATHAN MASSIERGUIDE/3RD ALT. TRUSTEE$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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