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SEIU IS A LARGE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION. IT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST AN ASSOCIATION OF WORKERS WHO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND ALL WORKERS BY BARGAINING COLLECTIVELY WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS TO SECURE BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS, WAGES AND SIMILAR BENEFITS. SEIU BELIEVES IN AND WILL FIGHT FOR A JUST SOCIETY WHERE ALL WORKERS ARE VALUED AND PEOPLE RESPECTED, WHERE ALL FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE, AND WHERE WE LEAVE A BETTER AND MORE EQUAL WORLD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SEIU FULL MISSION STATEMENT IS SET FORTH IN ITS CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS. |
| PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 - MEMBERS: |
SEIU members are working men and women who are employed or engaged in any phase of private, nonprofit or public employment, over which SEIU claims or exercises jurisdiction. Members have the right to run for local union office, including governing boards, and to elect officers and members of the governing boards of their local unions. Members also have the right to elect delegates from their local unions to represent them at SEIU's highest governing body, the international convention, and at conventions of SEIU intermediate bodies such as state councils. |
| PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A - MEMBERS POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT: |
Under the SEIU Constitution & Bylaws, all union members in good standing have the right to run for elected office of their local union, as well as have the power to elect officers and members of their local unions' governing boards. Members also have the right to elect delegates from among their membership to represent them at SEIU's highest governing body, the international convention (as well as at the conventions of SEIU intermediate bodies, such as state councils). At the international convention, members, through their elected delegates, elect the officers and international executive board members of their international union. |
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GOVERNANCE DECISIONS RESERVED TO MEMBERS: Members actively participate in all aspects of the governance of the union. Members, through their elected delegates at the international convention, elect from among their membership the officers and international executive board members of the international union. The international executive board is the highest decision-making body in SEIU between conventions, which take place every four years. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B - REVIEW PROCESS OF FORM 990: |
A copy of the form 990 was provided to all members of the SEIU international executive board for their review and comment before it was filed. The international executive board is a governing body of the SEIU with authority to act on behalf of the union. It presently consists of 75 officers who are responsible for overseeing the affairs and financial operations of the union. In addition to review by this governing body, the form 990 is carefully scrutinized by the SEIU's finance department and its outside auditors. Also, it is prepared in consultation with outside tax counsel to help ensure the union's compliance with all tax reporting requirements. |
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE: The Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy is available to all covered individuals as defined in the Code (not just employees) and the public. It is appended to SEIU's Constitution and Bylaws and available through SEIU's website. All covered individuals must annually certify that they have reviewed and understand that Code, and that they agree to comply with it. |
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DETERMINATION OF OFFICER COMPENSATION: Pursuant to Article XI, Section 6(c) of the SEIU Constitution and Bylaws, the International Executive Board (the IEB) sets and approves the compensation of the International President and Secretary-Treasurer. Under Article VIII, Section 1(g) of the SEIU Constitution and Bylaws, the International President has the authority to fix the compensation for Executive Vice Presidents. In 2000, the IEB decided that future annual increases would be the same as that approved for SEIU managers. The annual increase for SEIU managers is included in the annual budget presented by the International Secretary-Treasurer to the IEB for its approval in January of each calendar year. In 2019, there was an across the board increase of 1.5%. |
| PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND F/S: |
The organization makes its governing document, its constitution and bylaws, available to the public through SEIU's website and by request. The Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy is appended to the Constitution and Bylaws and available to the public through SEIU's website. The organization's financial statements are made available upon request to the public and certain documents are available online. |
| PART XI, LINE 9 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: |
BAD DEBT RESERVE $ (198,166) |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.