University Professional and Technical Employees Cwa Local 9119

“The local represents various types of members, including: health care members, research members, technical members, administrative members, los alamos national lab members, lawrence livermore national lab members, lawrence berkeley national lab members, and associate faculty members.”

“In accordance with the local's constitution and bylaws, the local has an executive board, which is elected by the local's members every three years. Members of the local are eligible to vote in the elections; agency fee payers are not members and, therefore, do not have voting rights.”

“The decisions made by the executive board are subject to approval by the members. This includes ratification of contracts, elections, and amendments to the constitution and bylaws. In addition, all executive board meeting minutes are available on the organization's website, which is restricted to members only. The local holds an annual convention (at least every 16 months), and additional conventions can be held as needed. The highest authority is vested in the annual convention. Each chapter is entitled to send delegates to the convention. The number of delegates is based on the average number of members in each chapter.”

“There is no committee to act on behalf of the executive board.”

“Form 990 was not provided to all members of the executive board before filing with the irs. The form was reviewed by the treasurer and president before filing with the irs. The form is subsequently posted to a website to which only members have access.”

“The salaries for the president, vice president, treasurer, executive vice president, officers of the local and member staff are reviewed by a compensation committee that submits its recommendation to the executive board based on comparable salaries paid for similar jobs at universities. Based on these recommendations, the salaries are determined by the executive board.”

“The local makes its governing documents available on its website. In addition, the financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The financial statements are also posted on the internal website and are available for review by the members.”

“The organization uses the modified cash basis of accounting.”

“Explanation: the executive board assumes the responsibility for oversight of the audit of the local's financial statements and selection of the independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”