Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1940.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990; $247K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hiatt | $68,559 | $62,818 | $47,961 | $59,018 | $52,344 | $47,671 |
| Phillip Thompson | $65,078 | — | — | — | — | $46,042 |
| Philip Thompson | — | $61,805 | $47,955 | $48,588 | $51,811 | — |
| Kevin Walton | $36,791 | $33,531 | $25,907 | $31,076 | $20,715 | $11,542 |
| Gary Rone | $24,993 | $23,139 | $25,431 | $30,160 | $30,173 | $26,941 |
| Jefferson Cooper | $23,345 | $20,747 | $19,820 | $22,492 | $25,380 | $14,192 |
| Chris Geary | — | — | — | — | $14,723 | — |
| Dwayne Lear | $6,336 | $4,808 | $8,353 | $14,023 | $6,777 | $7,908 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See United Steelworkers executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Advocates for workers by enforcing agreements and improving job conditions.
Questions for United Steelworkers
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The Local Union continues in an ongoing effort to defend and enforce the negotiated collective bargaining agreement for our members wages, benefits and working conditons. The members dues, related income and expenses are used to carry out these activities.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 61-1346328) · Dispute this lineBy the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.0M | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $199K | $199K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $16K | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $250K | |||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $209K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $33K | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $100 | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $33K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | |||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $34K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $46K | |||
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $39K | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $4K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $0 | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $0 | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $16K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $680K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 19, 2026 | $783K | $680K | $103K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2025 | $750K | $660K | $90K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 14, 2024 | $777K | $644K | $133K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2023 | $709K | $665K | $44K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $29K | $966K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 18, 2021 | $517K | $455K | $62K | $937K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $782,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $782,783 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $679,798 across 30 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,336,101 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,336,101 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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