Report the labor organization's direct and indirect disbursements to all entities and individuals during the reporting period associated with preparation for, and participation in, the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and the administration and enforcement of the agreements made by the labor organization. Do not include strike benefits that must be reported in Item 57 (Strike Benefits) of Statement B. The union must also report disbursements associated with efforts to become the exclusive bargaining representative for any unit of employees, or to keep from losing a unit in a decertification election or to another labor organization, or to recruit new members.
For all major disbursements in this category:
Enter in Column (A) of an itemization page the full name and business address of the entity or individual to which the disbursement was made. Do not abbreviate the name of the entity or individual. If you do not know and cannot reasonably obtain the full address of the entity or individual, the city and state are sufficient.
Enter in Column (B) the type of business or job classification of the entity or individual to which the union disbursed $5,000 or more in Representational Activities during the reporting period, such as printing company, office supplies vendor, legal counsel, etc.
If additional lines are required to complete Columns (C) through (E) for this Payee, click the “Add More Disbursements for This Payee” button in Column (A) of the itemization page. The software adds lines to the itemization page in increments of ten.
Enter in Column (C) the purpose of each individual disbursement of $5,000 or more, which means a brief statement or description of the reason the disbursement was made. Examples of adequate descriptions include the following: contract negotiation, grievance arbitration, litigation regarding the interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement, preparing organizing campaign pamphlets, staffing a help desk, opposition research, litigation regarding representation issues, litigation regarding a refusal to bargain, etc. Neither the name of the employer nor the specific bargaining unit that is the subject of the organizing activity need be identified.
Enter in Column (D) the date that each individual disbursement of $5,000 or more was made. The format for the date must be mm/dd/yyyy. The date of disbursement for reporting purposes is the date the labor organization actually disbursed the money.
Enter in Column (E) the amount of each individual disbursement of $5,000 or more.
Enter the total of all non-itemized disbursements to this payee (that is, all individual disbursements of less than $5,000 each) on the “Total Non-Itemized Transactions with this Payee/Payer” line.
When you have completed entering all of the information for this payee, click the “Save and Calculate” button at the top of the itemization page and the software will enter the totals in Column (E) on the “Total Itemized Transactions with this Payee/Payer” line and on the “Total of All Transactions with this Payee/Payer for This Schedule” line.
An itemization page must be completed for each payee who met the itemization threshold during the reporting period. Only one payee should be reported per page.
To create a new Representational Activities itemization page for a new payee, click the “Add More Representational Activities” button at the top of the itemization page and a new itemization page will open. Follow the instructions above to complete any additional Representational Activities itemization pages.
By clicking the “Show Payee” drop down arrow at the top of the Schedule 15 page, you can select and view all of the Representational Activities Itemization pages you have completed.
As you complete each itemization page, click the “Save and Calculate” button at the top of the page and the total itemized transactions will be added to line 1 of Summary Schedule 15 on the Detailed Summary Page and the total non-itemized transactions will be added to Line 2 of the Summary Schedule.
The software enters in Line 3 of Summary Schedule 15 the total of all disbursements to officers allocated to the schedule. This is the sum of the amounts that correspond to the percentages entered in Line (I) of Schedule 11.
The software enters in Line 4 of Summary Schedule 15 the total of all disbursements to employees allocated to the schedule. This is the sum of the amounts that correspond to the percentages entered in Line (I) of Schedule 12.
Enter the total amount of all other disbursements relating to this schedule made to other payees during the reporting period on Line 5 of Summary Schedule 15. This is the total from your organization’s books of all disbursements relating to this schedule made to payees who did not have a single disbursement of $5,000 or more or disbursements that aggregated $5,000 or more.
The software adds Lines 1 through 5 and enters the total on Line 6 of Summary Schedule 15 and in Item 50 (Representational Activities) of Statement B.
Last Updated: 12/09/10