Per the Constitution of the Michigan Postal Workers Union (amended as of May 24, 2014) (Article 11, Section 2):
Section 2.
Secretary-Treasurer: The
Secretary-Treasurer shall be the financial officer of this Union, and shall
receive and deposit all monies received from any source in the name of the MPWU,
AFL-CIO, in a bank under supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall send the
monthly financial statements, including income, expenses and dollar amount to
the local presidents belonging to the state organization on a quarterly basis.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall submit a written report to the Convention
delegates, of all monies received
and disbursed and the Secretary-Treasurer shall be the custodian of the official
seal of this
The Secretary-Treasurer shall issue identification cards to all officers and members assigned to organizational work and approved by the Executive Board. The Secretary-Treasurer shall purchase the necessary letterheads and envelopes for use by this Union from a Union printer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall submit the books of the Union to the financial committee at the end of each fiscal year for an audit and shall turn them over to his/her successor all books, records of his/her office, not later than twenty (20) days following the installation of his/her successor. The books must be audited within this stated period.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the budget committee and provide all necessary documentation so that this committee can create the most accurate budget possible.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall issue a letter each year on September 1st, and February 1st, to all local Presidents of the MPWU stating at least these words, “In order to operate the MPWU in a sound fiscal manner the Secretary-Treasurer of the MPWU is required to be informed prior to March 1st, if your local chooses to remit per capita tax on less than its full membership. Locals wishing to remit per capita tax on less than its full membership for the fiscal year must send that information to the Secretary-Treasurer of the MPWU no later than March 1st.
Furthermore, the constitution also states the following (for all officers):
Section 11.
All Officers of the MPWU, AFL-CIO will give a written report of their
activities, to be printed and distributed to all delegates to the State
Convention. All reports will be
included in the Convention Officers Reports to the Convention Delegates, at the
time of registration. These reports are to be given to the Executive Secretary
thirty (30) days prior to the opening day of the Convention. Failure to comply
with this provision will result in the Officer not having his/her Convention
expenses paid. Written
notices will be sent by the Executive Secretary, reminding all Officers of their
Constitutional Convention requirement provisions.
Section 12. All Officers shall turn over all records, supplies, and equipment to his/her successor within twenty (20) days of the certification of the election results.
Section 15. All officers, Area Directors, Committee Appointees or any other member receiving advances from the MPWU, shall be responsible for receipting all expenses on advances within each quarter or it shall be considered income and will be taxed accordingly.
Section 16. No state officer or state representative may enter a local installation, local labor management meeting, or any other local issue without first getting approval from the said local president.
Lastly, the constitution also states the following for this position:
Article 10, Section
9 (second paragraph): On a monthly basis, the secretary/treasurer shall
calculate the lost USPS contribution to the Thrift Savings Plan for each officer
of the MPWU due to union LWOP for MPWU business. The secretary/treasurer shall
deposit in a 403B plan a 3% match in the name of the participating MPWU officer.
