UNITED TRANSIT LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: UNITED TRANSIT LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION (EIN 47-3995083)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202113199349306671
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T10:18:11-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	131578842	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BUCHBINDER TUNICK & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE PENN PLAZA - SUITE 3200	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101190002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	473995083	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNITED TRANSIT LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3473867978	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 15 RADIO CITY STATION	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIO BUCCERI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3473867978	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MARIO	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BUCCERI	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GREG AUTERI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01366109	PTIN
Phone	2126955003	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARIO BUCCERI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 15 RADIO CITY STATION	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,108,589	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	UTLO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2015	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ORGANIZE UNIT LEADERS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORATION AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES TO IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, PROVIDE MUTUAL AID, AND TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT SERVICES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$691,577	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,108,589	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$691,577	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,108,589	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$49,299	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$145,696	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$518,794	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$589,164	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$568,093	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$734,860	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$123,484	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$373,729	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$338,242	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$711,971	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$338,242	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$711,971	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO ORGANIZE UNIT LEADERS ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES TO IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, PROVIDE MUTUAL AID, AMD TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT SERVICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE LOCAL UNION REPRESENTS MEMBERS IN LABOR RELATED ISSUES THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH RESPECT TO WAGES, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KENNETH ACEVEDO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3473867978	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 15 RADIO CITY STATION	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10101	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARIO BUCCERI
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$125,788	$0	$9,873
WADE GIBBS
EXEC DIRECTOR/TREASURER	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CASSIUS PRYCE
SENIOR VP SUBWAYS	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIQUAL MORLAS
VP BUS MAINTENANCE	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RODNEY GLENN
VP SUBWAY CAR EQUIPMENT	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON WILLIAMS
VP SUBWAY MOW	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL HOGAN
VP BUS TRANSPORTATION	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TYRONE JOHNSON
VP SUBWAY STATIONS	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE MANGAL
VP ADMINISTRATION	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FERDNANDO SOLOMONS
VP SUPPORT SERVICES	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH ACEVDO
TREASURER - FORMER	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$125,788	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$9,873	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,108,589	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,108,589	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,108,589	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,108,589	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,108,589	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,788	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,872	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,036	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,500	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,169	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,473	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,696	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,581	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,227	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$306,973	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,510	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,333	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
LOST TIME WAGES	$117,153
MEMBER SERVICES	$30,033
AUTO EXPENSES	$12,666
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$850

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$734,860	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$334,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$694,901	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,050	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,530	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,510	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,020	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$338,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$711,971	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$338,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$711,971	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$338,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$711,971	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$338,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$711,971	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$373,729	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$0	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,530	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,510	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,020	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,020	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE UNION FILES AN ANNUAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (THE "IRS"). AT DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE UNION'S FORM 990S FOR THE YEARS 2017 THROUGH 2020 REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR EXAMINATION BY THE IRS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS PERIODIC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS IN WHICH THE DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ARE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO SUBCOMMITTES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	HE FORM IS PREPARED BY THE LOCAL UNION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM IS SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL UNION'S PRINCIPAL OFFICERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS SIGNS THE FORM ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE LABOR UNION ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND THEY CAN BE EXAMINED AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.