Laborers International Union of North

“Active member - a member working under the jurisdiction of a signatory employer pursuant to a local union, district council, regional, national or project labor agreement. Apprentice - a member who is going through the laborers training program. Gold - a retired member who has completed fifty years of continuous membership. Retired - a member who no longer works under the jurisdiction of the local union or in the industry but is still a member of the union.”

“All officers of this local union shall be elected for a term of no less than three years. The election shall be by secret ballot at such place as shall be established by the local union. The candidate for each office who receives a plurality of the votes cast shall be declared elected. All members in good standing and current in the payment of dues are eligible to vote.”

“All members in good standing are eligible to vote on pending contracts, meeting minutes, and special assessments. A majority vote is required in order for these items to be approved. The members in good standing also review and approve all expenses at the monthly meetings convened as required by international and local union governing documents.”

“There are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Form 990 is provided to and reviewed by the officers of the executive board during a regularly scheduled meeting, prior to the form being signed by the local union's secretary-treasurer.”

“The written conflict of interest policy is included in the code of best practices that is part of the constitution by which the local union is governed. Any member or employee of the local union can contact the general president of laborers international union of north america (liuna, an affiliated organization also governed by the constitution) 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 u.s. 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 code of best practices (conflict of interest policy) are available through the u.s. Department of labor, olms, online public disclosure room. The information is filed under liuna, which files the information on behalf of all affiliated organizations. In addition, the local union files an annual financial report with the u.s. Department of labor, which can also be obtained through the online public disclosure room.”