Teamsters Local 89 Spending
Teamsters Local 89 primarily serves trucking, shipping and logistics, warehousing, gaming, grocery industries in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Every year, the union must file financial reports called LM-2’s with the federal government that disclose its dues amounts and other financial information. Click here to view the Teamsters Local 89 most recent, 2023 LM-2 report.
The 2022 LM-2 report shows that Teamsters Local 89:
- Charges dues in the amount of $2.25-$2.50 per hour, up to a maximum of $107 per month
- Collected $9,158,546 in member dues in 2023
- Only spent $3,540,430 on representational activities (money spent representing members)
- Spent 39% of the money it collected from members actually on members
- The union also spends money on:
Political Activities and Lobbying
Members don’t get to say which political candidates and initiatives are supported
Per Capita Tax
These are charges/taxes paid to the parent union which means your dues may not even stay local
Running the Union Costs
This includes general overhead, for benefits for employees of the Teamsters and union administration