How to hold a union election and stay out of trouble

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The author outlines procedures under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act governing union elections. Topics include nominations, mail and manual ballots, observers, campaign mailings, and the use of employer and unions funds on behalf of a candidate.

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Campaign reform in union elections

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Court rulings of the 1990s have strengthened the rights of challengers in elections for union leadership and limited the advantage held by incumbents. Future candidates can feel safe in ignoring meeting attendance rules that disqualify most of members, challengers can more easily have campaign literature mailed, and material on the company used by incumbents can more easily be made available to all candidates. These decisions help achieve statutory claims of achieving a level playing field for all union members who challenge incumbents in elections.

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The effect of a violation of the LMRDA on the outcome of an election

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The Supreme Court, in Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6, in 1967, interpreted the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to mean that once a violation of the union officer election provisions had been established, a prima facie case that the outcome was thereby affected was automatically made out. The Dept of Labor follows this holding in both supervised and non-supervised elections.

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