Local Union #413

“The constitution that governs our organization was changed to reflect amendments made to the uniform district council constitution approved by the general executive board on march 26, 2013.”

“Members hold rights to vote to elect members of the governing body.”

“Members hold elections to select members of the governing body.”

“Decisions made by the governing board are voted on by the membership.”

“Form 990 reviewed prior to signature and filing.”

“The written conflict of interest policy is included in the code of best practices that is part of the constitution by which our organization is governed. Any member or employee of the organization can contact the liuna (an affilieated organization also governed by the constitution) general president with any complaint arising under the constitution, the code of best practices, or any other disciplinary rule, regulation, practice, or procedure adopted by the liuna general executive board. The code of best practices explains the disciplinary procedure that must be followed when necessary and the independent officers who are entrusted to enforce the code. 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 os open to the public.”

“The constituion (governing documents) and code of best practices (conflict of interest policy) is 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, our organization files an annual financial report with the department of labor which can also be obtained on the online public disclosure room.”