Writers Guild East
Basic Information
Financial Information
Basic Financials
Total Assets | $9,083,556 |
Total Liabilities | $1,593,369 |
Total Income | $7,090,511 |
Total Spent | $7,063,831 |
Total Assets Trend
Assets (Change from previous report)
Cash | $577,730 (+4.8%) |
Accounts Receivable | $160,521 (-20.4%) |
Investments | $7,325,731 (+12.7%) |
Fixed Assets | $950,931 (+12.7%) |
Treasury Securities | $0 (0.0%) |
Other Assets | $61,675 (+128.3%) |
Loans Receivable | $6,968 (-49.0%) |
Liabilities
Loans Payable | $0 |
Accounts Payable | $301,374 |
Other Liabilities | $1,291,995 |
Mortgages | $0 |
Income
Dues | $5,120,077 |
Per Person Tax | $0 |
Investments | $565 |
Supplies | $0 |
Loan Repayment | $118,266 |
Interest | $542 |
Dividends | $177,093 |
Rents | $0 |
Fees and Fines | $437,151 |
Loans Obtained | $0 |
Other Receipts | $487,833 |
Affiliates | $0 |
Members | $748,984 |
Reinvestments | $1,148,157 |
All Others | $458,436 |
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2015 • Last Updated: November 15th, 2016
Spending
Spending Overview
Spending Breakdown
Representational | $1,619,526 (22.93%) |
Political Activities and Lobbying | $67,667 (0.96%) |
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants | $30 (0.00%) |
General Overhead | $1,676,082 (23.73%) |
Union Administration | $1,633,425 (23.12%) |
Strike Benefits | $0 (0.00%) |
To Union Officers | $6,434 (0.09%) |
To Union Employees | $2,528,137 (35.79%) |
Education | $0 (0.00%) |
Fees | $0 (0.00%) |
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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2015 • Last Updated: November 15th, 2016
Membership
Membership Trend
Year | Members |
---|---|
2002 | 4,173 |
2003 | 4,161 |
2004 | 4,229 |
2005 | 3,810 |
2006 | 3,770 |
2007 | 3,800 |
2008 | 3,791 |
2009 | 3,777 |
2010 | 3,917 |
2011 | 3,964 |
2012 | 3,622 |
2013 | 3,670 |
2014 | 3,718 |
2015 | 3,841 |
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2015 • Last Updated: November 15th, 2016
Leaders & Salaries
Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders
Name | Title | Total Compensation |
---|---|---|
LOWELL PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $317,270 |
RUTH GALLO | ASST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $198,090 |
JUSTIN MOLITO | DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING | $178,991 |
MARSHA SEEMAN | ASST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $175,099 |
ANN BURDICK | SENIOR COUNSEL | $173,760 |
GARY WESALO | CONTROLLER | $124,665 |
JEFFREY SCHIOPPA | BUSINESS AGENT | $116,924 |
GEOFFREY BETTS | BUSINESS AGENT | $110,768 |
DANA WEISSMAN | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | $95,946 |
JASON GORDON | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | $95,751 |
Source: Office of Labor Management Standards
Year Covered: 2015 • Last Updated: November 15th, 2016
Pensions
Pensions Linked to the Union
Pension Name/Sponsor | Members | Funding Percentage |
---|---|---|
Producers-writers Guild Of America Pension Plan Board Of Directors Producers-writer Guild Of America Pension Plan | 15,544 | 96.2 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service.
Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations
Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.
Allegation | Cases Filed |
---|---|
8(a)(5) Refusal to Furnish Information | 2 |
8(a)(1) Coercive Actions (Surveillance, etc) | 1 |
Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.
Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System
Recent Strikes
Employer/Location | Union | Days on Strike | Employees on Strike |
---|---|---|---|
ABC Inc. New York, NY | WGAE Local | 150 | |
CBS New York, NY | WGAE Local | 400 | |
CBS New York, NY | WGAE Local | 30 | |
CBS Broadcasting Inc. - WINS-AM in NY New York, NY | WGAE Local | 0 | |
WNET.org/Thirteen New York, NY | WGAE Local | 200 | |
WGBH Educational Foundation Boston, MA | WGAE Local | 200 | |
Optomen Productions New York , NY | WGAE Local | 30 | |
CBS Broadcasting Inc. (National Staff Agt. and All Supplements) New York, NY | WGAE Local | 0 | |
CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Chicago, IL | WGAE Local | 5 | |
CBS New York, NY | WGAE Local | 30 |
Recent Contract Negotiations
Industry | Contracts |
---|---|
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | 29 |
Communications | 16 |
Information | 4 |
Not Provided | 2 |
Sports / Entertainment | 1 |