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UNITE HERE

Basic Information

Quick Facts

Members
307,890
Assets
$186,193,859
Employees
333

Address

UNITE HERE
275 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 100016708

Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

UnionUnit Name/LocationMembers
UNITE HERE Local 226Culinary Workers Union Local 226  /  Las Vegas, NV51,133
UNITE HERE Local 11Los Angeles, CA28,649
UNITE HERE Local 6New York, NY25,896
UNITE HERE Local 100New York, NY19,842
UNITE HERE Local 1Chicago, IL16,626
UNITE HERE Local 23Airport Concessions & Inflight  /  New York, NY12,698
UNITE HERE Local 2San Francisco, CA12,578
UNITE HERE Local 737Orlando, FL12,471
UNITE HERE Local 5Honolulu  /  Honolulu, HI11,254
UNITE HERE Local 26Medford, MA10,798
» See All Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

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

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 $186,193,859
Total Liabilities $2,751,708
Total Income $125,364,425
Total Spent $112,865,607

» See Historical Financial Information

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $56,120,629 (+28.7%)
Accounts Receivable $1,994,415 (+97.6%)
Investments $79,750,456 (-4.1%)
Fixed Assets $46,771,481 (-4.1%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $1,401,120 (+71.6%)
Loans Receivable $155,758 (-7.2%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $1,983,476
Other Liabilities $768,232
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $63,982
Per Person Tax $65,306,598
Investments $6,612,895
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $12,000
Interest $336,742
Dividends $2,582,340
Rents $32,547,884
Fees and Fines $0
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $9,518,524
Affiliates $8,383,460
Members $0
Reinvestments $6,051,640
All Others $601,485

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.
Total Spent in 2019
$112,865,607

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $37,598,190 (33.31%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $3,044,032 (2.70%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $580,496 (0.51%)
General Overhead $7,858,789 (6.96%)
Union Administration $18,383,581 (16.29%)
Strike Benefits $4,221,834 (3.74%)
To Union Officers $2,976,199 (2.64%)
To Union Employees $15,302,813 (13.56%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

Search All Spending

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Membership

Total Members
307,890
Income per Member
$407
Dues (per N/A)
N/A

Membership Trend

YearMembers
2004441,276
2005455,346
2006458,901
2007460,813
2008366,958
2009240,053
2010229,823
2011233,542
2012251,019
2013263,011
2014264,104
2015264,104
2016272,963
2017280,389
2018301,886
2019307,890

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Leaders & Salaries

Average Total Compensation
$75,151
Total Employees
333
Employees Making more than $75,000
112

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DONALD TAYLORPRESIDENT$333,982
CHARLES HENDRICKSORGANIZING DIRECTOR$213,896
RAJENDRA VALLURUDIR OF DB ENGIN DEVELOP$212,720
LISA CORONANAT CONTRACTADMINISTRATOR$200,877
$196,516
GWENDOLYN MILLSSECRETARY TREASURER$188,589
HARRY GRILLSR. POLITICIAL FIELD DIR$184,238
JEFFREY BOYDASSIST. TO THE PRESIDENT$178,623
JANICE LOUXEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$169,834
WILLIAM GONZALEZINTERNATIONAL VICE PRES.$161,227

» See All Employees' Compensation and Salary History

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

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

Political Spending

Federal Election Donations, by Party

Donations to Democrats
$14,139,606 (93%)
Donations to Republicans
$987,791 (6%)
Source: Federal Elections Commission by way of the Center for Responsive Politics
Last Updated: November 5th, 2016

Political Action Committees

Political Action CommitteeTotal Contributed
UNITE HERE$8,439,624
UNITE HERE$3,803,726
Culinary Workers Union Local 226$2,203,233
UNITE HERE/Chicago$343,194
UNITE HERE $259,474
UNITE HERE/Philadelphia$80,545
Clothing & Textile Workers/Rochester$44,833
Clothing & Textile Workers/Baltimore$43,080
Unite Here Local 5$29,838
UNITE Local 23-25$3,600
UNITE Mid Atlantic Regional Joint Board$2,000
UNITE/Pennsylvania, Ohio & South Jersey$500

527 Spending

A union's 527 committee makes contributions to political candidates and other organizations for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. Unlike Political Action Committees, which are strictly regulated by the Federal Election Commission, 527s are regulated by the IRS. These committees are often considered a form of "soft money."

Total 527 Expenditures
$28,992,192
527 CommitteeTotal Spent
UNITE HERE$22,908,262
UNITE HERE$5,603,993
UNITE HERE Local 8$279,751
UNITE HERE Independent$200,186

Source: Internal Revenue Service by way of the Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Lobbying

Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying
$9,233,800

Lobbying Expenditures Trend

Lobbying Groups

ClientTotal Spent Lobbying
UNITE HERE$8,793,800
UNITE HERE Health$440,000

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

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 Incidents
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.

LocalDateView Audit
UNITHE Local 64October 13, 2011Full Audit Text
UNITHE Local 450September 20, 2011Full Audit Text
UNITHE Local 803August 31, 2010Full Audit Text
UNITHE Local 517May 19, 2008Full Audit Text
UNITHE Local 74March 3, 2008Full Audit Text
UNITHE Local 108June 23, 2006Full Audit Text
UNITHE Local 4September 1, 2005Full Audit Text

Source: Office of Labor-Management Standards

Last Updated: November 15th, 2016

Pensions

Pensions Linked to the Union

Pension Name/SponsorMembersFunding Percentage
Adjustable Plan Of The National Retirement Fund
Bd Of Trustees-adjustable Plan Of The National Retirement Fund		83,694
Adjustable Plan Of The National Retirement Fund
Bd Of Trustees-adjustable Plan Of The National Retirement Fund		83,694
Unite Here Health Staff Pension Plan
Unite Here Health		634
Legacy Plan Of The National Retirement Fund
Bd Of Trustees-legacy Plan Of The National Retirement Fund		407,40471.5
Legacy Plan Of The National Retirement Fund
Bd Of Trustees-legacy Plan Of The National Retirement Fund		407,40471.5

Source: Internal Revenue Service.