Service Employees International Union

“One class only: general membership. Members are able to participate in union functions wherein membership is a requirement, e.g., access to member benefits or voting in union elections.”

“Certain decisions of the governing body are approved by the membership.”

“The governing body is elected by the members of the organization.”

“The governing body does not delegate its authority to sub-committees. Sub-committees are advisory only.”

“The 990 is presented at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board's finance committee, which recommends action to the general governing body. The board considers the advisement but acts of its own accord in consideration of the 990.”

“A permanent staff member is assigned to be the ethics liason who deals with this policy and its enforcement. Also, all staff and governing body members undergo ethics training and receive certification upon completion. Also, the board maintains a permanent standing ethics committee”

“Compensation of the union president is the province of the executive board. Discussions on the topic make use of comparability data and access to data pools maintained on the subject on the internet. Compensation of key employees is the province of the union president. Discussions on the topic make use of comparability data and access to data pools maintained on the subject on the internet.”

“All documents appropriate for non-proprietary review are available by written request submitted to the union's executive offices at the main los angeles headquarters”

“The union's executive board maintains a permanent finance cmte that has oversight and purview of all of the organization's financial matters. The union's policy is to do an annual audit of financial statements and records, mitigating the need for a policy addressing financial reviews, as that term is commonly understood among financial professionals.”