Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART 1, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINES 1 AND 4A - ORGANIZATION'S MISSON: | United Emergency Medical Services Workers has been formed to: Improve the social and economic well-being of all of its members; Promote democracy for its members; Promote the efficiency and high quality of EMS services and; Express its belief in the unity of organized labor. The objectives of this Union are: To secure the best possible pay, benefits, job security, working conditions, and pensions/retiree benefits for its members through organization of the unorganized, collective bargaining, legislative and political action, and the utilization of other lawful strategies; Promote the professional reputation of and public respect for Emergency Medical Services workers; Create dignified, safe, and progressive job conditions for EMS workers that enable those workers to provide the highest quality care to patients and their families; Promote trade unionism and worker solidarity across industries and workforces; Provide opportunities for its members to influence and shape their future through free democratic trade unionism; Encourage the settlement by negotiation and mediation of all disputes between members and their employers; Achieve influence over the Emergency Medical Services industry sector and labor market; Ensure that workers' voices are heard at the highest levels of government, and that their expertise and experience shape the transformation of Emergency Medical Services in the United States and globally; Eliminate harassment and discrimination of any sort to ensure equal treatment regardless of class, race, color, nationality, ethnicity, age, gender, language, sexual orientation, place of origin, ancestry, religious and/or political beliefs, and mental or physical disability (and actively oppose such discrimination wherever it appears); and Establish strong working relationships with our employers, the public we serve, and the communities in which we work and live. PART VI, LINE 6: WE ARE A LABOR UNION MADE OF MEMBERS BELONGING TO BARGAINING UNITS. THESE MEMBERS ARE EMT'S, nurses, PARAMEDICS AND SUPPORT STAFF. PART VI, LINE 7A: WE HAVE ELECTIONS WHERE THE MEMBERS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE SELECT THE DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND OFFICERS OF THE UNION/GOVERNING BODY. PART VI, LINE 7B: WE DO HAVE ELECTIONS OR VOTES ON ISSUES THAT ARE RELEGATED TO THE UNIT(S) RATHER THAN LEFT TO THE GOVERNING BODY. PART VI, LINE 8B: THE LOCAL DOES NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. PART VI, 11B: THE FORM 990 is presented TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW and approval before filing. PART VI, 12B: WE ARE AFFLIATED WITH AFSCME AND ADHERE TO THEIR POLICIES IN RESPECT TO CONFLICT, WHICH ARE MONITORED BY BOTH THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL. PART VI, LINE 19: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBRSHIP UPON REQUEST, FORM LM-2 (LABOR ORGANZIATION ANNUAL REPORT) IS FILED ANNUALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND IS AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE. PART XI, LINE 9: OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE THE 2013 FORM 990 INCLUDED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND DID NOT CAPITALIZE FIXED ASSETS. WITH THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING METHODS, THESE WILL BE REVERSED. PROIR YEAR EXPENSES INCLUDED 2014 WAGES OF $13,643 THAT IS INCLUdED IN EXPENSES IN 2013. PRIOR YEAR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE <63,277> PRIOR YEAR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 95,482 FIXED ASSETS 2,097 2014 WAGES PREPAID IN 2013 13,643 TOTAL 47,945 PART XII, LINE 1: THE LOCAL CHANGEd ITS ACCOUNTING METHOD TO MODIFIED CASH BASIS WHICH RECOGNIZES REVENUE WHEN RECEIVED AND EXPENSES WHEN PAID. FIXED ASSETS ARE CAPITALIZED. part vi, line 9: the following officers can be reached at addresses below: James gambone 1 christmas tree drive Ashburnham, ma 01430 sandra canez 1228 west walnut st stockton, ca 95203 bill bower unknown rebecca ayers unknown john hosman 6613 san anselmo way san jose, ca 95119 |
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