Union of California State Workers

“Members elect board members, president and vice president (secretary/treasurer). Board members elect board chair.”

“The local represents employees of the state of california who pay monthly dues.”

“The local's members elect the members of the governing board”

“The operating decisions of the local are subject to approval by the local's board of directors which is elected by membership.”

“Minutes of meetings held by other committees are not documented as these committees do not have the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. All decisions and recommendations must be approved by the governing body.”

“The local's form 990, including required schedules, were provided to and reviewed with the president of the executive board of directors prior to filing with the irs.”

“All board members and staff are covered under the conflict of interest policy. Annually, disclosure of relationships or interests that could give rise to a conflict is provided to the executive board. The executive board(officers and trustees) review the disclosures provided on an annual basis to determine whether a conflict of interest exists and whether to impose certain restrictions on a person with a conflict of interest.”

“The local's top management official(president)and officers are compensated through the state of california, which is based on the local 1000 master contract. The local reimburses the state of california for the officer's time spent plus 35% for all time spent on union related business(union leave). In 2016, stipends were approved for the four statewide officers, paid directly by the local.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection upon request.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not available to the public.”

“The board of directors use leave time from the state of california to perform various duties for the local. The local reimburses the state of california for this time based on the collective bargaining agreement in place with the state. The reimbursement is based on the director's actual state pay (plus 35% for benefits) at the time of the leave. A list of these salary and benefits reimbursements to the state of california is provided in schedule j, part iii. In 2016, stipends were approved for the four statewide officers, paid directly by the local. The compensation reported in part vii reflects these stipends and additional minor expense stipends for other directors.”

“The process has not changed from prior year.”