New York New Jersey Regional Joint Board

“Any worker who is employed in a trade or industry within the jurisdiction of the joint board or is employed full time by it or by one of its affiliates, or by an organization with which it is affiliated, shall be eligible to apply for membership in one of its affiliated local unions and except as hereinafter provided, to retain membership so long as he/she is employed. No person acting on behalf of any employer and having the power to hire and to fire employees or acting as a foreman or forewoman shall be eligible for membership except as hereinafter provided. All members of affiliated local unions in good standing shall have equal rights and privileges to participate in the election of officers, including joint board delegates, to attend membership meetings, to participate in the deliberations and voting upon the business of such meetings, to express any views, arguments or opinions on any business properly before such meetings, subject to the rules herein contained. The obligations and privileges of membership shall be as herein contained and as set forth in the constitution and/or by-laws of the affiliated local union of which such worker is a member, provided, however, that the constitution and/or by-laws of the affiliated local union shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the workers united constitution.”

“The joint board shall be composed of delegates representing each affiliated local union. The affiliated local unions shall be entitled to be represented by one (1) joint board delegate for its first two hundred (200) members or less, and one (1) additional delegate for each additional three hundred (300) members or a majority fraction thereof. Each affiliated local union may elect an alternate delegate to the joint board who shall, in the case of death, resignation or inability to act of any joint board delegate representing such affiliated local union, be designated a joint board delegate for the purpose of this section. The membership of the affiliated local unions shall be determined as of the month preceding the month in which the election of joint board delegates is held. Each affiliated local union shall provide its membership with a reasonable opportunity to nominate candidates for local union office and delegates. Each affiliated local union shall elect the number of joint board delegates to which it is entitled under section 1 of this article by secret ballot triennially in the manner provided by the constitution and/or by-laws of such local union.”

“The supreme governing body of the joint board shall be a meeting of the joint board delegates. All decisions made at a meeting of the joint board delegates shall be final and binding upon the joint board, its affiliated local unions and their members, unless disapproved by a majority of the executive boards of affiliated local unions whose membership is subject to such a decision. If a decision is so disapproved, then, in such event only, said decision of the joint board meeting shall be reconsidered and finally disposed of by a majority of all joint board delegates at another meeting of the joint board delegates. The joint board meeting shall consider and decide all questions of general industrial and organizational policy affecting affiliated local unions. Their members shall adhere to and be bound by such decisions, which decisions shall be subject to the authority vested in the general manager under sections 3, 4, and 5 of this article. The board of directors shall be the highest governing authority within the joint board. Between joint board meetings it shall exercise general supervision over the joint board's property and affairs. It shall hear appeals from decision and failure to act of locals affiliated with the joint board, in disciplinary cases it shall create and appoint all committees not otherwise provided for herein, subject to the disapproval of the joint board.”

“The secretary treasurer will work with accountants to prepare and review the form 990. Following completion of the form 990, the form will be presented at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of directors. The board of directors shall be the highest governing authority within the joint board. Between joint board meetings it shall exercise general supervision over the joint board's property and affairs. A majority of the members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the decisions of the board shall be by a concurring vote of a majority of all those voting. The board of directors shall sit in executive session upon the request of the general manager or secretary-treasurer.”

“The policy is given to all board members and staff on an annual basis.”

“The organization makes its public documents available on other websites and upon request.”

“The organization makes its public documents available upon request.”

“Post 990 filing adjustments 1,881.”