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Fire Fighters, State Association 45

Basic Information

Local 45

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Address

FIRE FIGHTERS
1069 ADAMS STREET SE
OLYMPIA, WA 98501

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 $6,341,317
Total Liabilities $87,871
Total Income $3,105,479
Total Spent $2,874,887

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $898,293 (+34.5%)
Accounts Receivable $4,822 (+52.4%)
Investments $4,023,457 (-17.0%)
Fixed Assets $1,373,032 (-17.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $41,713 (-69.3%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $10,354
Other Liabilities $77,517
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $0
Per Person Tax $2,325,303
Investments $0
Supplies $140,697
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $519
Dividends $224,236
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $3,187
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $314,519
Affiliates $97,018
Members $0
Reinvestments $1,332,018
All Others $177,435

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  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 $328,702 (11.43%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $387,954 (13.49%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $265,136 (9.22%)
General Overhead $308,318 (10.72%)
Union Administration $928,234 (32.29%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $639,411 (22.24%)
To Union Employees $344,685 (11.99%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20087,617
20096,864
20107,354
20117,518
20127,504
20137,532
20147,789
20157,731
20168,277
201710,350
20188,276
201911,292
202012,387
202111,635
202212,190

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
GREG MARKLEYSECRETARY-TREASURER$346,379
HELEN KRAMEREXECUTIVE ASSISTANT$107,892
DENNIS LAWSONPRESIDENT$98,742
DEBRA GUILLOTADMIN ASSIST LEGISLATIVE$83,158
THERESE MURPHYADMIN ASSIST COMMUNICAT.$72,921
LAURA HOLDERADMIN ASSIST MEMBER SERV.$72,229
BUD SIZEMORELEGISLATIVE LIASON$68,770
ALEXANDER JOHNSONLEGISLATIVE LIASON$49,194
$43,231
RYAN REESE1ST DISTRICT REP.$33,246

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Crime, Corruption & Racketeering

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Type of Criminal ActivityNumber of Instances
criminal charges1
Indictments1

Some incidents may be accounted for in multiple categories.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: April 8th, 2021

Financial Audits

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016