2014-11-11T12:49:16-06:00 2013-12-31 GRANT THORNTON LLP 666 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100174057 990 2013-01-01 133819434 Unite Here % SHERRI CHIESA UNIT 2122657000 275 Seventh Avenue Suite New York NY 100016708 sherri chiesa secretary treasurer 2122657000 2014-11-11 true Scott Thompsett P00741490 2122657000 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Donald Taylor 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 188567181 false X WWW.UNITEHERE.ORG X 2004 NY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF WORKING PEOPLE THROUGHT THE U.S. & CANADA WHO WORK IN HOTEL, GAMING, FOOD SERVICE, MANUFACTURING, TEXTILE, DISTRIBUTION, LAUNDRY, AND AIRPORT INDUSTRIES. 44 13 486 0 -137297 -153867 445222 318291 51718525 58192696 5474420 10137833 25101618 24989451 82739785 93638271 2681550 1296140 10889563 9565008 33642591 33958396 0 0 0 38931328 44305430 86145032 89124974 -3405247 4513297 256426690 260995134 30974297 3730718 225452393 257264416 X THE UNION'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND CANADA WHO WORK IN THE HOTEL, GAMING, FOOD SERVICE, MANUFACTURING, TEXTILE, DISTRIBUTION, LAUNDRY, AND AIRPORT INDUSTRIES. UNITE HERE BOASTS A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, COMPRISING WORKERS FROM MANY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS HIGH PERCENTAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN, LATINO, AND ASIAN-AMERICAN WORKERS. THE MAJORITY OF UNITE HERE MEMBERS ARE WOMEN. false false 0 Collective Bargaining - Negotiated new contracts to protect member's wages, security and rights 0 Providing Services to members - mediated disputes, grievances, etc. between members and employers in order to insure that members' rights were protected. 0 Organizing - Organized new shops to protect new workers' wages, security and rights. 0 false false true true false false false false false true true false false true false false true false true true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 121 0 true 486 true true true true CA false false false false X 44 13 true false false false true true true true true false true true false true true true true true false false false X X SHERRI CHIESA 2122657000 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 Sherri Chiesa Secretary Treasurer 40.0 X X 227344 52650 Peter Ward Recording Secretary 40.0 X X 53818 10503 Donald Taylor President 40.0 X X 274936 68711 Tho Do General Vice President 40.0 X X 92262 26062 Geoconda Arguello-Kline Executive Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 John Boardman Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 50792 9864 Mike Casey Executive Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Paul Clifford thru 3113 Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 46972 8172 Philip Daugherty Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 119002 44253 James DuPont Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 127204 47011 Eric Gill Executive Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Janice Loux Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 161320 46811 Robert McDevitt Executive Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Warren Pepicelli Executive Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Henry Tamarin Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 171309 41596 Thomas Walsh Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 89571 34440 Nick Worhaug Executive Vice President 40.0 X X 156390 39544 Jo Agriesti International Vice President 40.0 X X 122888 32259 William Biggerstaff International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Brigette Browning International Vice President 40.0 X X 61984 33919 Donna Decaprio International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Maria Durazo International Vice President 40.0 X X 161729 41996 Jef Eatchel International Vice President 40.0 X X 133901 47011 Enrique Fernandez International Vice President 40.0 X X 96222 29932 Sam Giurleo thru 1113 International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Nancy Goldman International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 William Gonzalez International Vice President 40.0 X X 70422 21886 Henry Green International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Karen Grella International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 John Gribbon International Vice President 40.0 X X 119116 32566 Warren Heyman International Vice President 40.0 X X 91468 39638 Kevin Kline International Vice President 40.0 X X 107945 26448 Karl Lechow International Vice President 40.0 X X 143892 37008 Tim Luebbert International Vice President 40.0 X X 132917 48199 Jose Maldonado International Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 Susan Minato 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Here is organized as a Section 501(c)(5) labor organization; accordingly, it is excepted from the Section 6033(e) Notice Requirements Pursuant to Rev. Proc. 98-19. FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1 UNITE HERE makes direct political contributions to PAC FUNDS and to other organizations that may engage in political activities. As reported on the organization's, Form LM-2, UNITE HERE remit $1,161,307 in political contributions in calendar year 2013, of which $223,333 was direct payments to Section 527 organizations. Amounts directly paid to Section 527 organizations are disclosed in the table on Line 5. UNITE HERE's staff occasionally engages in political campaign activities as well and the organization has identified $2,041,734 in administrative political expenditures for the year ending 12/31/2013. 456000 456000 2044000 2044000 14508181 13144149 1364032 57423923 46976653 10447270 12267302 HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS 15966806 F LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INVEST. 57238747 F ULLICO CORPORATE STOCK 242771 C UNION CO-OP PUBLICHING CO. 200 C UNION LABOR LIFE 18717 C PHOENIX LIFE INSURANCE 343036 C AREMCO BANK STOCK 950000 C 74760277 0 COLLECTIONS PAYABLE 120712 PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE 29110 COLLECTED WAGES 9890 RENT SECURITIES 816390 COLLECTIONS TIP 196649 SALES TAX 4427 1177178 Part X, Line 2 UNITE HERE is no longer required to adopt the provisions of FIN-48 as its audited financial statements are not prepared in conjunction with FASB. true North America 1 19 Program Services collective bargaining 3701037 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking 1400 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking 1000 North America Grantmaking 56446 Central America and the Caribbean Investments 15966806 1 19 1 19 19726689 19726689 North America General Support 56446 check 1 true false true true true false Schedule F, Part IV Form 990, Schedule F, Part IV, Lines 1, 4 & 5 Unite Here invests in domestic and foreign alternative investments (either directly or indirectly) that may own an interest in a foreign corporation, passive foreign investment company, or foreign partnership. Unite Here's investment in these alternative investment vehicles may not reach the thresholds required for filing the Forms 926, 5471, 8621 or 8865. Any foreign filings the organization does complete are attached to its Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return. true Tides Center PO Box 29198 San Francisco CA 94129 203395198 501C(3) 237904 General support NEW YORK JOBS NOW COMITTEE 3056 SUNSET LANE SCHENECTADY NY 12303 463688084 527 200000 General support NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN LIVABLE AND SAFE STREETS 100 WASHINGTON STREET NEWARK NJ 07102 263207326 501C(4) 175000 General support John and Melissa Ceriale Professorship at the Scho Cornell University 174 Statler Hall Ithaca NY 14853 150532082 501C(3) 100000 General support National Council of La Raza 1126 16th St NW Washington DC 20036 860212873 501C(3) 100000 General support LAANE 464 Lucas Street Ste 202 Los Angeles CA 90017 954459427 501C(3) 50000 General support NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK 106 WEST 145TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10039 113269182 501C(4) 30000 General support LOWER E SIDE TENEMENT 91 ORCHARD STREET NEW YORK NY 10002 133475390 501C(3) 25000 General support Orange County Communities Organized for Responsibl PO Box 6596 Santa Ana CA 92706 432092827 501C(3) 25000 General support PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL AFL-CIO 22 SOUTH 22ND STREET 2ND FL PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 231580308 501C(5) 25000 General support National Immigration Fourm 50 F Street NW Ste 300 Washington DC 20001 131776711 501C(3) 20000 General support Local 100 275 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001 133142795 501C(5) 17664 General support Jewish Labor Committee 140 West 31st Street 3rd floor New York NY 10001 131675650 501C(3) 15900 General support CAMPAIGN FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE 1536 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 270061100 501C(4) 15000 General support Jobs with Justice Education Fund 1325 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 200 Washington DC 20005 521865575 501C(3) 15000 General support THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE YITZHAK RABIN CENTER 866 SECOND AVENUE 10TH FL NEW YORK NY 10017 133962392 501C(3) 15000 General support LONG BEACH COMMITTEE FOR A LIVING WAGE 464 LUCAS AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90017 952938751 527 13333 General support PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION 3360 West Sahara Avenue SUITE 160 LAS VEGAS NV 89102 880275767 501C(3) 12500 General support Central Arizonans for a Substainable Economy 2401 N Central Avenue Phoenix AZ 85004 261689914 501C(3) 10000 General support NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRIESTS' COUNCILS 333 N MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 1205 CHICAGO IL 60601 237003892 501C(3) 10000 General support National Immigration Law Center 3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2850 Los Angeles CA 90010 954539765 501C(3) 10000 General support THE MIGUEL CONTRERAS FOUNDATION PO BOX 57218 LOS ANGELES CA 90057 271149852 501C(3) 10000 General support T'ruah The Rabbinic Call For Human Rights 333 Seventh Ave 13th Floor New York NY 10001 450464545 501C(3) 10000 General support YES FOR SEATAC 215 COLUMBIA STREET SEATTLE WA 98104 462635995 527 10000 General support James R Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund 25 Louisiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 522206826 501C(3) 7400 General support Netroots Nation 60 29th Street 664 San Francisco CA 94110 208672843 501C(3) 7000 General support 18 8 Part I, Line 2 Unite Here does not monitor the use of grant funds. X false false false John Wilhelm ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT 271939 0 17919 0 75656 365514 Sherri Chiesa Secretary Treasurer 218025 0 9319 0 52650 279994 Donald Taylor President 271324 0 3612 0 68711 343647 Philip Daugherty Executive Vice President 111616 0 7386 0 44253 163255 James DuPont Executive Vice President 125615 0 1589 0 47011 174215 Janice Loux Executive Vice President 152615 0 8705 0 46811 208131 Henry Tamarin Executive Vice President 161978 0 9331 0 41596 212905 Nick Worhaug Executive Vice President 156390 0 0 0 39544 195934 Jo Agriesti International Vice President 114769 0 8119 0 32259 155147 Maria Durazo International Vice President 158362 0 3367 0 41996 203725 Jef Eatchel International Vice President 125615 0 8286 0 47011 180912 John Gribbon International Vice President 116202 0 2914 0 32566 151682 Karl Lechow International Vice President 138719 0 5173 0 37008 180900 Tim Luebbert International Vice President 131624 0 1293 0 48199 181116 Richard Sawyer International Vice President 113615 0 7576 0 44645 165836 Thomas Snyder International Vice President 133615 0 2779 0 48589 184983 WILLIAM R LEWIS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 142615 0 2993 0 50364 195972 James Kiley Immigration Policy Director 115616 0 4524 0 32452 152592 Harry Grill Sr Political Field Director 102615 0 9594 0 44142 156351 Marita Karalbas Director of Finance 114681 0 0 0 45434 160115 Theresa Mcguire international vice president 125615 0 1687 0 47011 174313 Form 990, Part IV, Line 26 The LMRDA prohibits any loan in excess of $2,000 from a labor organization to any of its officers or employees. 29 U.S.C. 503. The UNITE HERE Constitution goes further than the law. Loans in any amount are prohibited except for short-term advances of actual, documented expenses where necessary. Ethical Practices Code 2(d). Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Executive Vice President, Geoconda Arguello Kline, and International Vice President, Kevin Kline, have a family relationship. Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Unite here is a section 501(c)(5) labor union that by definition is comprised of members. Unite Here is an association of workers who have combined to protect or promote the interests of the members by bargaining collectively to secure better working conditions, wages, and similar benefits. Part VI, Section A, Line 7A Unlike most non-profit corporations, unions are democratic organizations with a voting constituency to hold them accountable: their members. The right to participate and vote in union affairs is guaranteed. 29 U.S.C. 411. Union officers are subject to periodic elections in which all members have an equal right to nominate, run for office and vote. No assets of the union or of any employer may be used in furtherance of any candidacy. 29 U.S.C 481. Part VI, Section A, Line 7B UNITE HERE has an elaborate Ethical Practices Code in Article 23 of its Constitution. The Ethical Practices Code is enforced by an independent Public Review Board whose members are appointed with concurrence of United States Government. The Public Review Board has the power to make final and binding decisions, including the power to remove, suspend, expel, fine or forfeit the benefits of any officer or employee of UNITE HERE or its affiliates who violates the Ethical Practices Code. Any officer, employee or member of UNITE HERE may file a complaint with the Public Review Board. This right and how to exercise it is published in the union's annual journal. The UNITE HERE Constitution also has a system for members to charge officers with violations of the Constitution or actual attempted misappropriation, fraud or financial malpractice involving assets of UNITE HERE or any of its affiliates or any employee benefit plan. Such charges are heard by an internal trial board, subject to thorough protections of due process, that has powers to discipline offenders. Part VI, Section B, line 11B The form 990 was prepared by the International Unions' accounting/ finance department and then reviewed by an independent accounting firm. The Form 990 is not distributed to the full executive board; it is circulated to a few select UNITE Here officers and reviewed for completion and accuracy. Once finalized, the Form 990 is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Part VI, Section B, line 12C Section 302 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, 29 U.S.C. 186 prohibits a labor organization, its officers or agents from receiving anything of value from an employer whose employees the Union either represents or might seek to represent. The National Labor Relations Board also has rules against union conflicts of interest, such as union ownership of businesses that may compete with employers whose employees the union represents. Bausch & Lomb Optical CO., 108 NLRB 1555 (1954). Part VI, Section B, Line 13 UNITE HERE International Union is a labor organization governed by federal law. The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. 402 et seq. ("LMRDA"), imposes an explicit fiduciary duty on unions and their officers. 29 U.S.C. 501. This duty includes "to refrain from dealing with such organization as an adverse party or in behalf of an adverse party in any matter connected with his duties and from holding or acquiring any pecuniary or personal interest which conflicts with the interests of such organization, and to account to the organization for any profit received by him in whatever capacity in connection with transactions conducted by him or under his direction on behalf of the organization". Unions are also required to file detailed annual reports that are available publicly. 29 U.S.C. 431(b). Individual union officers and employees are required to file annual reports disclosing relationships that might lead to conflicts of interest. 29 U.S.C. 432. The union's bylaws are filed with the Department of Labor and are also available publicly. 29 U.S.C. 431(a). This law also provides whistleblower protection. 29 U.S.C. 529. Unlike internal corporate whistle blowing policies, this one gives the whistleblower the right to sue in court to redress any retaliation. Part VI, Section B, line 15A&15B The compensation of the President and all other International officers of UNITE HERE is set by the General Executive Board. The General Executive Board is elected by the delegates to the convention, who are in turn elected by secret ballot by the members of UNITE HERE. The setting of compensation has never been done by comparison to other organizations although there is a reasonable level of awareness of what the top officers of the other unions are paid. Part VI, Section C, Line 18 and 19 The UNITE HERE Form 990 is made available to the public at its main place of business and on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's LM-2 is available on the Department of Labor's website or by request to that agency. The form is also available to members upon request. The organization's financial statements and other organizing documents are made available to the public upon request and at management's discretion. Part XI, Line 9 Reconciliation of Net Assets Net Asset Restatement accrual basis to modified cash $ 14,244,000 Pac fund assets reported on its own 990 $ 1,258,819 Unrealized gain or loss on foreign exchange $ (133,700) ------------- $ 15,369,119 ============= Part XII Line 1 Effective January 1, 2013 UNITE HERE changed its method of accounting both for financial statement reporting purposes and Form 990 disclosure purposes. The Form 990 has been prepared on the government regulatory basis of accounting required by the U.S. Department of Labor for the preparation of Form LM-2 "Labor Organization Annual Report." This reclassification related to the change in accounting method resulted in an increase of net assets of 15,502,819. 275 Seventh Avenue Building LLC 275 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001 208043841 real estate DE 22286625 28878893 Unite Here HERE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FUND 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 522351515 EDU FUND NY 501(c)(3) 7 UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 132726652 PAC FUND NY 527 UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE HEALTH 711 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504 237385560 BENEFIT FUND IL 501(c)(9) UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE NATIONAL RETIREMENT FUND 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE WHITE PLAINS NY 10604 136130178 BENEFIT FUND NY 501(c)(9) UNITE HERE false UNITE HERE TIP STATE AND LOCAL FUND 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 134140721 PAC FUND NY 527 UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE TIP STATE&LOCAL CONNECTICUT 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 651264689 PAC FUND NY 527 UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE TIP MISSOURI STATE&LOCAL FUND 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 205579748 PAC FUND NY 527 UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE TIP STATE&LOCAL RHODE ISLAND 275 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 900767595 PAC FUND NY 527 UNITE HERE true LOCAL 227 1630 S COMMERCE STREET LAS VEGAS NV 89102 860813719 LABOR UNION NV 501(c)(5) UNITE HERE true LOCAL 634 421 North 7th Street Suite 611 Philadelphia PA 19123 231856035 LABOR UNION PA 501(c)(5) UNITE HERE true UNITE HERE Indianapolis 275 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001 453477400 pac fund NY 527 Unite Here true UNITE HERE TIP Colorado State and Local 275 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001 272582867 pac fund NY 527 UNITE HERE true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Q 1707 CASH UNITE HERE TIP STATE AND LOCAL FUND Q 159867 CASH