Teamsters Local 439 is based in Stockton, California, and is a part of the much larger International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union.
Local 439 is losing members and represents just 5,747 members -- down over 800 members since 2021.
Since 2015, 16 unfair labor practice charges have been filed against local 439.
Members of the union are expected to abide by the rules and regulations of local 439's bylaws and the international union's constitution.
Teamsters Local 439 Membership
Sources: Department of Labor & Bloomberg BNA
Here are some facts about local 439's fees and union dues:
There is a one-time $500 initiation fee for each new member.
Regular dues range from $18.25 up to $153.15 per month per member.
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Like its international union, Teamsters local 439 must file a LM-2 report detailing its finances. In 2023, the local union collected more than $5.4 million, with 94% coming from the dues, agency fees, fines, assessments, work permits, and other fees it charges its members.
The chart below breaks down how Local 439 spent $5,411,149, including:
$2,269,418 in Representational Activities, which is mostly union officers' and employees' salaries
$1,343,036 in Per Capita Tax passed onto the international union
$956,944 in Benefits for union employees
*Source: 2024 IBT Local 439 LM-2; Other: Political Activities and Lobbying; Contributions, Gifts, and Grants; Strike Benefits; Fees, Fines, Assessments, etc.; Supplies for Resale; Purchase of Investments and Fixed Assets; Loans Made; Repayment of Loans Obtained; To Affiliates of Funds Collected on Their Behalf; On Behalf of Individual Members; Withheld,Not Disbursed.
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