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United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 21

Basic Information

Local 21

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Address

UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS
5030 FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
SEATTLE, WA 98134

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 $34,242,995
Total Liabilities $127,073
Total Income $27,199,287
Total Spent $32,169,137

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $11,246,629 (-30.6%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $15,051,142 (+47.0%)
Fixed Assets $7,942,024 (+47.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $3,200 (0.0%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $127,073
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $23,914,204
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $1,029,146
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $175,288
Dividends $467,663
Rents $202,706
Fees and Fines $1,099,521
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $310,759
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $0
All Others $30,442

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 $11,902,596 (37.00%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $997,315 (3.10%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $327,817 (1.02%)
General Overhead $230,429 (0.72%)
Union Administration $1,484,211 (4.61%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $660,688 (2.05%)
To Union Employees $5,875,171 (18.26%)
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
200527,430
200628,015
200728,348
200830,122
200933,599
201033,827
201136,537
201237,651
201338,702
201440,085
201541,267
201642,556
201741,378
201842,446
201943,221

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
$465,939
FAYE GUENTHERPRESIDENT$153,322
JOSEPH MIZRAHISECRETARY/TREASURER$138,020
SARAH CHERINPOLITICAL DIRECTOR$120,827
ROBERT BARKERUNION REP$120,730
EMILIA CARDENASRECORDER$118,974
PATRICK PEDERSENNEGOTIATOR$118,856
MATTHEW WOODNEGOTIATOR$117,139
KASI FARRARORGANIZING DIRECTOR$117,064
PATRICIA SULLIVANSTAFF DIRECTOR$115,582

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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