Information Bulletin No. 6

Financial Disclosure

"Revised" - February 2, 2001

The recently enacted changes to The Labour Relations Act requires a union which operates in Manitoba to provide, at no charge, a copy of the financial statement of the union’s affairs to the end of its last fiscal year, at the request of a member. The statement must be certified to be a true copy by the union’s treasurer or other officer responsible for handling and administering its funds. The relevant sections of the Act are Sections 132.1(1) and 132.1(2).

Should a member of a union complain to the Board that the union has failed to give him or her a financial statement in compliance with the Act, the Board may direct the union to

a) file with the board, within the time the board determines, a copy of the financial statement of its affairs to the end of its last fiscal year, verified by its treasurer or another officer responsible for handling and administering its funds; and

b) give a copy of the statement to the members of the union that the board in its discretion may direct.

The union shall comply with the Board’s direction. The relevant sections of the Act are Section 132.1(3) and 132.1(4).

Should a member of a union complain to the Board that the union’s financial statement is inadequate, the Board may enquire into the complaint and may order the union to prepare another financial statement in a form, and containing the information that the Board considers appropriate. The relevant section of the Act is 132.1(5).

This replaces the previous Information Bulletin #6 dated January 24, 1997.

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