2024-05-15T17:34:24-05:00 2023-12-31 341322309 CIUNI & PANICHI INC 25201 CHAGRIN BLVD 200 CLEVELAND OH 441225683 990 2023-01-01 346000349 BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN BROT 2162412630 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 DAVID P ESTES NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER 2162412630 2024-04-18 1 DAVID ESTES 999009999 0 JEFFREY R SPENCER CPA P01367852 2168317171 2024-04-18 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z EDWARD A HALL 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 18130400 0 X WWW.BLE-T.ORG X 1863 OH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RIGHTS, INTERESTS AND SAFETY OF ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION, AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION AND SOLIDARITY. 14 0 93 0 17690 0 1477879 166462 14601011 16304747 129117 401056 494977 265430 16702984 17137695 0 0 0 0 9149939 8909112 0 0 0 8312743 5077219 17462682 13986331 -759698 3151364 28843394 32983921 1602550 1434066 27240844 31549855 THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS, INTERESTS AND SAFETY OF ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION, AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION AND SOLIDARITY. 0 0 A MAJOR FOCUS FOR THE BLET IN 2023 WAS SECURING PAID SICK LEAVE AGREEMENTS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS, BUILDING ON GAINS MADE IN THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT IN 2022. MORE THAN 19,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS NOW HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. THE BLET ALSO NEGOTIATED EIGHT NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT WERE RATIFIED IN 2023. THESE NEWLY APPROVED AGREEMENTS PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL WAGE INCREASES AND CONTRACTUAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR MORE THAN 2,000 MEMBERS. THE LARGEST AGREEMENT GOVERNS LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AT AMTRAK. ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS WERE RATIFIED IN 2023 BY MEMBERS AT THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY, UNION RAILROAD, CP RAIL/SOO LINE, SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL, SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY, NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL AND KEOLIS RAIL SERVICES VIRGINIA (VRE). 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 0 1 93 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X X DAVID P ESTES 2162412630 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 EDWARD A HALL NATIONAL PRESIDENT 53.00 8.00 X X 294195 0 30555 DAVID P ESTES NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASUR 53.00 7.00 X X 241744 0 30555 MARK L WALLACE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 53.00 7.00 X X 248884 0 30555 WILLIAM P LYONS VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 230119 0 30555 VINCENT G VERNA VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 236103 0 30555 GARRISON D BEST VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 229194 0 30555 LARRY R FANNON JR VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 228003 0 30555 RICHARD C GIBBONS VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 234773 0 30555 PETER M SEMENEK VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 228394 0 30555 JAMES A HOLDCRAFT VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 235293 0 30555 JAMES P LOUIS VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 235371 0 30555 RICHARD E CROW NATIONAL DIVISION TRUSTEE 8.00 0.00 X X 37077 0 0 PATRICK T DRISCOLL NATIONAL DIVISION TRUSTEE 8.00 0.00 X X 23008 0 0 KYLE J BAGBY NATIONAL DIVISION TRUSTEE 8.00 0.00 X X 38502 0 0 JOHN F FINK DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 40.00 X 191739 0 30555 MICHAEL G COLLIER DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING 40.00 X 190082 0 30555 ALBERT D COOK III DIRECTOR OF BENEFITS 40.00 X 167175 0 30555 LUKE W MYERS DIRECTOR OF BYLAW ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 160760 0 30555 MATTHEW C KRONYAK SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 56.00 X 168183 0 30555 3618599 0 488880 16 0 1 0 WENTZ MCINERNEY PEIFER & PETROFF LLC 14 E GAY STREET FL 4 COLUMBUS OH 43215 LEGAL SERVICES 326458 MOSAIC 4801 VIEWPOINT PL CHEVERLY MD 20781 PRINT COMMUNICATIONS 153430 CIUNI & PANICHI INC 25201 CHAGRIN BLVD CLEVELAND OH 44122 AUDIT SERVICES 136827 KINGSTON RESORT OWNER LLC 9800 QUEENSWAY BLVD MYRTLE BEACH SC 29572 RESORT HOTEL 128034 UNIONTRACK 3 RESEARCH PL ROCKVILLE MD 20850 COMPUTER SERVICES 127475 5 166462 166462 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 16218378 16218378 HEALTH INSURANCE REVENUE 900099 68981 68981 REIMBURSED EXPENDITURES 900099 15642 15642 SALE OF SUPPLIES 900099 1746 1746 16304747 337424 337424 1056337 976049 16656 80288 -16656 63632 63632 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 170703 170703 BOND PREMIUMS 900099 77037 77037 ADVERTISING INCOME 513190 17650 17650 40 40 265430 17137695 16552487 17690 401056 3076765 3253691 1542155 1036501 402854 149411 11635 39049 308932 512000 1197074 621 1126097 320294 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 228076 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 225412 BONDS AND INSURANCE 196723 NEWSPAPER AND PUBLIC RE 182453 176588 13986331 7917250 6352809 518638 650380 1249 0 503867 329299 1722619 1318878 487329 403741 11686219 17865731 7074804 6869980 604520 446023 49518 65958 28843394 32983921 1599219 1425179 3331 8887 1602550 1434066 X 27240844 31549855 27240844 31549855 28843394 32983921 X 3151364 1362471 -204824 X X 0 1 X 1 0 B L E T PAC FUND 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 010681417 226398 1 0 0 X X 0 985141 602537 382604 737478 716341 21137 403741 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS 17865731 C 17865731 INVESTMENT IN THE BLET BA 6869980 C 6869980 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS 8887 8887 X 18500166 1362471 1362471 17137695 0 17137695 13986331 0 13986331 0 13986331 PART III, LINE 4: COLLECTION OF CUSTOM RAILROAD PAINTINGS IN ITS MUSEUM LOCATED IN THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL DIVISION OFFICE. PART X, LINE 2: THE BROTHERHOOD AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED AFFILIATE, THE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(5) AND SECTION 501(C)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC), RESPECTIVELY. THE BLET PAC IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 527 OF THE IRC. HOWEVER, NET INCOME OF THE ORGANIZATION DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IS NOT EXEMPT. INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED BY THE BLET PAC IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. THE BLET PAC GENERATED NO TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. THE ORGANIZATION CLASSIFIES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS OTHER EXPENSE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND HAS INCURRED NO AMOUNTS FOR INCOME TAX PENALTIES AND INTEREST FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED. THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILINGS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, OR CASH FLOWS. X 1 0 0 0 0 EDWARD A HALL NATIONAL PRESIDENT 293195 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 324750 0 0 0 MARK L WALLACE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 247884 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 279439 0 0 0 DAVID P ESTES NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASUR 240744 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 272299 0 0 0 VINCENT G VERNA VICE PRESIDENT 235103 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 266658 0 0 0 JAMES P LOUIS VICE PRESIDENT 234371 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 265926 0 0 0 JAMES A HOLDCRAFT VICE PRESIDENT 234293 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 265848 0 0 0 RICHARD C GIBBONS VICE PRESIDENT 233773 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 265328 0 0 0 WILLIAM P LYONS VICE PRESIDENT 229119 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 260674 0 0 0 GARRISON D BEST VICE PRESIDENT 228194 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 259749 0 0 0 PETER M SEMENEK VICE PRESIDENT 227394 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 258949 0 0 0 LARRY R FANNON JR VICE PRESIDENT 227003 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 258558 0 0 0 JOHN F FINK DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 190739 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 222294 0 0 0 MICHAEL G COLLIER DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING 189082 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 220637 0 0 0 MATTHEW C KRONYAK SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 167183 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 198738 0 0 0 ALBERT D COOK III DIRECTOR OF BENEFITS 166175 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 197730 0 0 0 LUKE W MYERS DIRECTOR OF BYLAW ADMINISTRATION 159760 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 30555 0 191315 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 BLET MADE CHANGES TO ITS BYLAWS FOLLOWING ITS QUADRENNIAL CONVENTION HELD IN OCTOBER, 2022. THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS APPROVED THE CHANGES IN OCTOBER, 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS: THE ORGANIZATION IS A CRAFT UNION CONSISTING OF 51,660 ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS: TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF NATIONAL DIVISION OFFICERS, A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING MUST HAVE HIS/HER DUES PAID UP THROUGH THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE MONTH IN WHICH THE ELECTION IS HELD. THE OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL DIVISION SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP BY DIRECT MEMBERSHIP VOTING AND SHALL BE THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT, WHO WILL BE THE ALTERNATE NATIONAL PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER, EIGHT VICE PRESIDENTS, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE THE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE, AND THREE TRUSTEES. THESE OFFICERS COLLECTIVELY SHALL CONSTITUTE THE ADVISORY BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AFTER BEING PREPARED BY THE UNION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALS THE UNION'S COMMITTEE ON SALARIES REVIEWS OFFICER COMPENSATION AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE VOTED ON BY THE DELEGATES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S QUADRENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION. BETWEEN CONVENTIONS OFFICERS' SALARY INCREASES WILL BE GRANTED ON THE BASIS OF THE AVERAGE MONETARY ALLOWANCES/INCREASES OR COLA ADJUSTMENTS, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, OBTAINED FOR ENGINEERS THROUGH THE CONCERTED NATIONAL WAGE MOVEMENTS OF CLASS ONE RAILROADS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE UNION'S COMMITTEE ON SALARIES REVIEWS OFFICER COMPENSATION AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE VOTED ON BY THE DELEGATES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S QUADRENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION. BETWEEN CONVENTIONS OFFICERS' SALARY INCREASES WILL BE GRANTED ON THE BASIS OF THE AVERAGE MONETARY ALLOWANCES/INCREASES OR COLA ADJUSTMENTS, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, OBTAINED FOR ENGINEERS THROUGH THE CONCERTED NATIONAL WAGE MOVEMENTS OF CLASS ONE RAILROADS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE HEADQUARTERS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., EASTERN, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE HEADQUARTERS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., EASTERN, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INCOME/(LOSS) FROM SUBSIDIARY -204,824. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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