From UnionFacts.com last revised 08/14/2007

Operating Engineers (IUOE)
National Headquarters
1125 17TH STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20036

The International Union of Operating Engineers is a labor union within the AFL-CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers, who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and industrial complexes, in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1896, it currently represents roughly 400,000 workers in approximately 170 local unions and operates nearly one hundred apprenticeship programs. The most powerful local in the International is IUOE Local 150 based in Countryside (Chicago), Illinois. Local 150 is the third largest local in the international with jurisdiction in parts of three states Illinois,Indiana and Iowa. Local 150 President and Buissness Manager is William "Bill" E. Dugan.

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Financial Information
Total Assets:   $ 262,347,934
Total Receipts:   $ 174,836,060
Total Disbursements:   $ 173,132,526

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
 


Membership
 Total Membership:   388,804

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
 


Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
IUOE Local 324 (Livonia, MI) 12,857
IUOE Local 49 (Minneapolis, MN) 12,703
IUOE Local 399 (Chicago, IL) 9,374
IUOE Local 302 (Bothell, WA) 9,279
IUOE Local 825 (Springfield, NJ) 7,678
IUOE Local 547 (Detroit, MI) 6,033
IUOE Local 4 (Medway, MA) 5,383
IUOE Local 70 (St Paul, MN) 5,173
IUOE Local 103 (Fort Wayne, IN) 3,270
IUOE Local 99 (Washington, DC) 2,774
[show all locals & affiliates]

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Officials
Top 10 International IUOE Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Francis Hanley   President     $ 337,998
Christo Hanley   Vice President     $ 207,486
Vincent Giblin   Sec-treasurer     $ 197,182
Howard Evans   Int'l Representa     $ 177,972
Richar Griffin   General Counsel     $ 151,586
Leonar Hughes   Regional Directo     $ 146,862
Phil F Bertrand   Int'l Representa     $ 136,495
Richar Pound   Regional Directo     $ 131,651
Thomas Tighe   Asst. To General     $ 131,307
James Vandyke   Regional Directo     $ 130,842
[show all officers & salaries]

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Political Money

Political Action Committees (PAC)
Unions typically use PACs to make "hard money" contributions to specific candidates they support. Each PAC can donate up to $5,000 per candidate per election. PACs are highly regulated under the Federal Election Commission.

 
Featured PAC: ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Total Given: $ 923,800
 


 
Other Affiliated PACs
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND $ 153,050 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 324 NATIONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES COMM. $ 58,105 
I.U.O.E LOCAL 15 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $ 51,550 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS - LOCAL 101 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $ 45,000 
SUPPORTERS OF ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 ENDORSED CANDIDATES $ 36,427 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 68 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $ 24,800 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LO 825 POLITICAL ACTION AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE $ 23,100 
LOCAL 138 138A & 138B INTERNATIONAL UNIONOFOPERATINGENGINEERSPOLITICALACTIONFUND-FEDERAL $ 22,000 
PAC-INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 487 $ 21,000 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL #302 VOLUNTARY POLITICAL FUND $ 20,000 

Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.


 
527 Money
In most cases, unions use 527 organizations to make unlimited "soft money" donations to campaigns or candidates they support. Unlike PACs, 527 organiztions do not coordinate with specific candidates, and as a result, are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission.

 
Total Affiliated 527 Receipts:   $ 535,441
Total Affiliated 527 Disbursements:   $ 516,762
[show all funds]
Source: Internal Revenue Service 527 electronic form 8872 filings

 
Unfair Labor Practices

The National Labor Relations Board investigates instances of union violations of the National Labor Relations Act and other labor laws. Unfair Labor Practices include instances of bad faith bargaining, excessive dues, violence, threats and many other violations.


 
Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30 percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.

 
Decertification Elections
Union members unhappy with their current union can opt to decertify it as their exclusive bargaining representative. These are known as "RD" cases.

Decertification Petitions Filed: 209
[see decertifications]

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

 		 Elections Records
Despite the commonly held belief that most workers would like to join a union, union representation elections—also known as "RC Cases"—often fail.

Certification Elections since 2000