2020-07-14T16:13:57-05:00 2019-12-31 341322309 CIUNI & PANICHI INC 25201 CHAGRIN BLVD 200 CLEVELAND OH 441225683 990 2019-01-01 346000349 BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN BROT 2162412630 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 STEPHEN J BRUNO NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER 2162412630 2020-07-08 1 JEFFREY R SPENCER CPA P01367852 2168317171 162.155.232.54 2020-07-08 09:54:38 ED P D41A1BAE1D22EA4493086ED93CB3E6A68DE87653 D41A1BAE1D22EA4493086ED93CB3E6A68DE87653 2019 2021-04-22 16:20:28Z DENNIS R PIERCE 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 23957129 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 92 0 47620 0 0 0 20713643 21306440 372210 181867 304454 393984 21390307 21882291 0 0 0 0 8625708 8574976 0 0 0 13412391 10417414 22038099 18992390 -647792 2889901 24369517 27765533 3911914 3891682 20457603 23873851 X 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 BLET CONTRACTED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO COMPLY WITH REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS RESULTING FROM AMENDMENTS INITIATED BY THE DELEGATES IN CONVENTION. BLET CREATED A PORTAL FOR MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH THEIR PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT DUES PAYMENT IN LIEU OF EMPLOYER DEDUCTED DUES CHECKOFF. WE ARE COORDINATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE THE DIRECT DUES PAYER, VIA A DEBIT\CREDIT OF MEMBERS' BANK ACCOUNTS AND INTEGRATING THE TRANSACTIONS WITH OUR DUES REMITTANCE, ACCOUNTING AND DATABASE PROGRAMS. WE CREATED AN INTERIM WEB BASED PORTAL FOR REPORTING OF ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE GCA AND SLB SUBORDINATE BODIES AND ARE ACTIVELY OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE THOSE SUBORDINATE BODIES DIRECT ACCESS TO OUR DATABASE PROGRAM FOR THIS PURPOSE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BLET PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL NTSB ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBMITTED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO NTSB. ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATION SUBMISSIONS WERE MADE FOR ACCIDENTS IN BALTIMORE, MD; BOWIE, MD; ESTILL, SC; AND KINGMAN, AZ. THE BLET MANAGED THE RATIFICATION OF SEVERAL COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED AGREEMENTS IN 2019, INCLUDING MEMBERS EMPLOYED BY THE FOLLOWING RAILROADS; KCS-MBCR D&H INRD LIRC MNA PHL SEPTA TASI TRASD WLE 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 23 0 1 92 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X X STEPHEN J BRUNO 2162412630 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 DENNIS R PIERCE PRESIDENT 53.00 8.00 X X 259489 0 28897 MARCUS J RUEF VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 242381 0 28897 STEPHEN J BRUNO NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER 53.00 7.00 X X 214331 0 28897 EDGAR LEE PRUITT JR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 53.00 7.00 X X 213933 0 28897 MICHAEL D PRIESTER VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 202832 0 28897 JAMES P LOUIS VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 202762 0 28897 JOHN P TOLMAN VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 202339 0 28897 RICHARD C GIBBONS VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 201970 0 28897 MICHAEL D TWOMBLY VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 200977 0 28897 JAMES A HOLDCRAFT VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 196651 0 28897 MARK L WALLACE VICE PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 196191 0 28897 THOMAS A PONTOLILLO DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ASSIS 40.00 X 169330 0 28897 MICHAEL G COLLIER DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING 40.00 X 167883 0 28897 ROBERT F HAGAN DIRECTOR OF POL. 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AFFAIRS 40.00 X 155083 0 28897 ALBERT D COOK III DIRECTOR OF BENEFITS 40.00 X 143168 0 28897 PAUL T AIRD SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 56.00 X 137759 0 28897 DAVID P ESTES TRUSTEE 8.00 X X 24981 0 0 RICHARD E CROW TRUSTEE 8.00 X X 24867 0 0 WILLIAM P LYONS TRUSTEE 8.00 X X 13875 0 0 3170802 0 462352 16 0 1 0 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE HARTFORD CT 061560396 PENSION PLAN ADMINISTRATOR 550000 US POSTMASTER 2400 ORANGE AVENUE ROOM 24 CLEVELAND OH 441019998 POSTAGE 273979 UNIONTRACK 3 RESEARCH PLACE ROCKVILLE MD 20850 COMPUTER SOFTWARE 224600 THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY PO BOX 853 WESTFIELD CENTER OH 44251 INSURANCE 178897 ZWERDLING PAUL KAHN AND WOLLY 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 712 WASHINGTON DC 200365420 LEGAL SERVICES 161905 7 MEMBERSHIP DUES 999999 16878636 16878636 REIMBURSED EXPENDITURES 999999 4365714 4365714 HEALTH INSURANCE REVENUE 999999 58543 58543 SALE OF SUPPLIES 999999 3547 3547 21306440 164889 164889 62286 62286 2091816 2074838 16978 16978 16978 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 999999 278658 278658 ADVERTISING INCOME 511120 47600 47600 BOND PREMIUMS 999999 5420 5420 20 20 331698 21882291 21590518 47620 244153 2138831 3146137 600335 1807879 881794 399859 118633 25 174087 224561 433000 1252197 13188 5146 6219391 322769 NEWSPAPER AND PUBLIC RE 430841 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 257876 BONDS AND INSURANCE 239343 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 99382 227116 18992390 5807142 4601204 834021 832099 1105260 1151740 154430 116767 1373209 731573 735353 641636 7279160 12176872 7307702 7086357 1076119 1061195 70330 97663 24369517 27765533 3789988 1562006 121926 2329676 3911914 3891682 X 20457603 23873851 20457603 23873851 24369517 27765533 X 2889901 882921 -356574 X 0 1 X 1 0 B L E T PAC FUND 7061 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 010681417 312013 1 0 0 X X 0 635731 307907 327824 737478 423666 313812 641636 MERRILL LYNCH FUNDS 12176872 C 12176872 INVESTMENT IN THE BLET BA 7086357 C 7086357 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS 48618 PENSION LIABILITY 2281058 2329676 X 22765212 882921 882921 21882291 0 21882291 18992390 0 18992390 0 18992390 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 TAX 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 TAX UNDER SECTION 527 OF THE IRC. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED ON BLET PAC FUNDS IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. THE BLET PAC GENERATED NO TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "INCOME TAXES" TOPIC OF THE FASB ASC, UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE EVALUATED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY MANAGEMENT. 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, 2019, 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 FINANCIAL CONDITION OR ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND NET ASSETS OR CASH FLOWS. X 1 0 0 0 0 DENNIS R PIERCE PRESIDENT 259489 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 288386 0 0 0 MARCUS J RUEF VICE PRESIDENT 242381 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 271278 0 0 0 STEPHEN J BRUNO NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER 214331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 243228 0 0 0 EDGAR LEE PRUITT JR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 213933 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 242830 0 0 0 MICHAEL D PRIESTER VICE PRESIDENT 202832 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 231729 0 0 0 JAMES P LOUIS VICE PRESIDENT 202762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 231659 0 0 0 JOHN P TOLMAN VICE PRESIDENT 202339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 231236 0 0 0 RICHARD C GIBBONS VICE PRESIDENT 201970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 230867 0 0 0 MICHAEL D TWOMBLY VICE PRESIDENT 200977 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 229874 0 0 0 JAMES A HOLDCRAFT VICE PRESIDENT 196651 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 225548 0 0 0 MARK L WALLACE VICE PRESIDENT 196191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 225088 0 0 0 THOMAS A PONTOLILLO DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ASSIS 169330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 198227 0 0 0 MICHAEL G COLLIER DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING 167883 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 196780 0 0 0 ROBERT F HAGAN DIRECTOR OF POL. AND LEG. AFFAIRS 155083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 183980 0 0 0 ALBERT D COOK III DIRECTOR OF BENEFITS 143168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 172065 0 0 0 PAUL T AIRD SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 137759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28897 0 166656 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS THE ORGANIZATION IS A CRAFT UNION CONSISTING OF OVER 57,500 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 CONSTITUE 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 AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL 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 -221,345. OTHER COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -135,229. 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