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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1523

Basic Information

Local 1523

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Address

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
609 N BROADWAY
WICHITA, KS 67214

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 $573,519
Total Liabilities $0
Total Income $405,737
Total Spent $335,299

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $545,559 (+14.8%)
Accounts Receivable $0 (0.0%)
Investments $0 (0.0%)
Fixed Assets $26,566 (0.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $1,394 (-22.4%)
Loans Receivable $0 (0.0%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $0
Other Liabilities $0
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $399,555
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $0
Supplies $138
Loan Repayment $0
Interest $6,044
Dividends $0
Rents $0
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $0
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 $114,792 (34.24%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $0 (0.00%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $2,650 (0.79%)
General Overhead $57,563 (17.17%)
Union Administration $31,559 (9.41%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $145,242 (43.32%)
To Union Employees $0 (0.00%)
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
2002420
2003340
2004340
2005380
2006400
2007400
2008430
2009503
2010503
2011523
2012413
2013400
2014338
2015385
2016391
2017411
2018395
2019337
2020354
2021339

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DUANE NORDICKFINANCIAL SEC/BUSINESS MG$144,310
JAMES FORDEXECUTIVE BOARD$932
CHANCE GEHREREXECUTIVE BOARD$0
NATHAN PAYNEPRESIDENT$0
MICHELLE HUFFMANRECORDING SECRETARY$0
MARGARET HAPPYTREASURER$0
JEFFERY HARRISEXECUTIVE BOARD$0
DERRICK WILSONVICE PRESIDENT$0
DEBBIE PALMEREXECUTIVE BOARD$0
RYAN GAINESEXECUTIVE BOARD$0

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2021  •  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 charges2
embezzlement charges1
Guilty Pleas1

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.

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IBEW Local 1523Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Recent Contract Negotiations

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IndustryContracts
Utilities8
Construction1