Asbestos Lead & Hazardous Waste

“The union has members. All members in good standing have voting rights and approval rights of significant decisions of the governing body.”

“Each position of the governing body (executive board) is elected by the membership. All members in good standing have voting rights. An election is held every 3 years.”

“Significant decisions of the governing body (executive board) are subject to the approval of all classes of membership in good standing.”

“The form 990 was prepared in coordination with an officer who works full time for the union. Once complete the form was provided to and reviewed with the executive board prior to submission.”

“The written conflict of interest policy is included in the liuna policies. Any member or employee of the union can contact the liuna (an affiliated organization also governed by the constitution) general president with any complaint arising under the constitution, the liuna policies, or any other disciplinary rule, regulation, practice, or procedure adopted by the liuna general executive board. The liuna policies explain the disciplinary procedure that must be followed when necessary and the independent officers who are entrusted to enforce the liuna policies. The us department of labor requires all non-clerical employees to report on form lm-30 potential situations where there may be conflicts of interest. This information is open to the public.”

“The constitution (governing document) and the liuna policies (conflict of interest policy) are available through the united states department of labor, olms, online public disclosure room. The information is filed under laborers' international union of north america, which files the information on behalf of all affiliated organizations. In addition, the union files an annual financial report with the department of labor which can also be obtained on the online public disclosure room.”