BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN LOCAL 55
EIN 35-6066827 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
Our BRS Local 55 Represents 65 Members At The End of 2021. Local 55 Represents Their Members In Contract Negotiations. Local 55 Sends Chairman to Investigation Hearings That The Carrier Has After Incidents and Accidents In Which The Carrier is Trying to Dismiss or Punish Employees With Time Off. Local 55 Has A Quarterly In Person Meetings At Various Locations to Discuss Various Issues That is Currently Happening With The Carrier.
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GREG BOTTENSFINANCIAL SECRETARY
BRIAN DICKEYCHAIRMAN
ALFRED THOMPSONCHAIRMAN
BRIAN CROSIERTRUSTEE
CHARLES KAEMOREPRESIDENT
JEFF MCKINNEYTRUSTEE
JIM OBRIENCHAIRMAN
LINNEMAN BRADLEY2ND VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKETT MIKEVICE PRESIDENT
MARK LAWTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1966
- Location
- 11069 E HAGENER RD, BEARDSTOWN, IL 62618-8368
- County
- Cass
- In care of
- % GREGG BOTTENS
- Primary officer
- greg bottens, finacial secretary
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit