Voices for a Sustainable Future

“The form 990 is prepared by an external cpa, reviewed by an accountant, executive director, managing director or director of operations and treasurer prior to filing, and is then electronically filed. It is provided to the board of directors as a part of the next financial reports made to the board after form 990 is filed, and it is approved at that time.”

“Annually, the organization requires board members and employees to sign a conflict of interest statement. Any conflicts of interest are to be disclosed within the board meetings. Resolutions of such conflicts will also be documented via board meeting minutes.”

“When approving compensation for directors, officers and employees, the board or a duly constituted compenstation committee of the board complies with the following: a. All terms of compensation will be approved by the board or compensation committee. B. All members of the board or compensation committee must not have conflict of interest with respect ot the compensation arrangement. C. The board or compensation committee will obtain and rely upon appropriate data as to comparability prior to approving the terms of compensation. This may include compensation levels paid by similary situated organizations for functionally comparable positions, the availability of similar services in the geographic areas of this organization, current compensation surveys complied by independent firms, and actual written offers from similar institutions competing for the services of the person subject to the compensation arrangement.”

“See explanation provided for question 15a.”

“Documents that are publicly available are provided as required under federal tax rules.”

“Long-term goals are to: -support the labor movement to become a leading force for a just transition to a regenerative economy, by building and advancing a climate action program of its own. -support environmentalists and other climate leaders to understand: 1) labor's importance to the success of the climate movement, to restore democracy and to reduce inequality; 2) how central work is to people's lives; 3) that good jobs are an essential element of a just transition. -build bridges and deep relationships between the labor and climate movements and help them engage together in rising to the challenges of the current climate crisis. Just transition listening project the need for a large-scale just transition for workers and communities has never been more urgent. In april 2020 alone, more than 30 million workers applied for unemployment. Many face the likelihood that they will never go back to their previous jobs. The coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis developing as a result offer an important barometer of whether and how we are prepared socially, politically and economically for massive changes to our economy. The shift to a green economy we need in order to confront the climate crisis will require economic shifts on a similar scale. On may 27, 2020, the labor network for sustainability and partners launched the just transition listening project, kicking off the pandemic, the economic crisis and just transition, featuring renowned linguist, historian and philosopher noam chomsky and economic experts thea lee, president of the economic policy institute and robert pollin, co-director of the political economy research institute. Maria castaneda, lns board member, secretary-treasure of 1199 service employees international-united healthcare workers east gave the opening remarks.”