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 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. |
| PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B - GOVERANCE 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. Members, through their elected delegates, also elect the members of the division leadership board of their industries. The division leadership boards are the highest decision-making bodies within each industry division of the international union. |
| 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. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C - CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE: | All officers and managers are required to complete an annual mandatory ethics survey with questions requiring disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. The code is sent to all covered employees and they must certify that they are in compliance with it and understand it. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 - 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 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 to the board for its approval by the Secretary-Treasurer in January of each calendar year. In 2014, there were no salary increases for the full -time officers and there was a 2% salary increase for managers, which was substantiated and documented contemporaneously. |
| PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND F/S: | The organization makes its governing document, constitution and by-laws available to the public through both SEIU's website and the department of labor's website. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are not made available to the public. |
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