POLICY & PROCEDURE:
INTRODUCTION:
To Verify IPIU Member is in Good Standing:
From time to time union members may need to present themselves as a member-in-good standing to potential employers, government agencies, etc. Second-party verification is appropriate.
WHAT IS A MEMBER-IN-GOOD-STANDING?:
- No pending or unresolved actions by the IPIU Board of Ethics
- No pending or unresolved known actions or notifications received by law enforcement or courts
- No pending or unresolved client or other complaints against member
- Member has Level 4 Access
- Member is current in union dues
- Member has shown evidence of sustaining their Oath
FIRST METHOD:
YOUR PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR CREDENTIALS EXPIRED?
Although in most cases members do not need to request IPIU to issue a document to attest that their union affilation is in good standing, their union photo-credentials have an issue date and an expiration date.
However, if a member has been charged with violating their signed Code of Ethics and has been expelled from the union without the return of their photo-credentials, then a potential employer may wish to verify the member's current data file shows the member is still in-good-standing by emailing legal.affairs@ipiu.org
SECOND METHOD:
MEMBER IN-GOOD-STANDING LETTER
Potential employers and others may request a document from IPIU to attest that the named member is in good-standing. The following is the correct procedure:
- Using the employer's letterhead (or if the request is from a government agency, the agency's official letterhead will suffice), the contact person should fax their letter of request to the current USA-Canadian fax number where all international member records are retained.
To determine the current USA-Canadian fax number, visit our home page at www.ipiu.org and choose the link titled CONTACT IPIU.
- The letter of request should have:
- The full name of the person providing the request
- Their email address
- Their telephone number
- Their general telephone number to verify they have the authority to make such a request.
- The letter of request should have a full copy of the member's application for employment (both sides), which includes the member's release and agreement to permit the employer (or government agency) to request 2nd party verification of the member's record of good standing.
Exception: Some government clearances do not permit full copies of the original employment application. Therefore, each government letter of request will be handled on a case-by-case basis to comply with their request where local laws must be met.
- Confirmed and validated letters of request are usually handled within 10 to 20 days, depending on the findings of the member's record.
- All email inquiries should be directed to the Legal Affairs Department at legal.affairs@ipiu.org .