If they like the outcome and this do-over, maybe. If they don't like the results they'll try to cheat again.You are darn right you'll abide and you'd better get familiar with some names:
Craig Neel is in charge of the office that oversees USAPA.
Craig Neel, District Director
Craig Neel serves as the District Director for the Atlanta-Nashville District Office, which encompasses the geographic jurisdiction of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama (except for two southwestern counties). Under the oversight of a regional director, the OLMS district director is responsible for leading a criminal and civil enforcement program within an assigned jurisdiction, including responsibility to formulate annual office program, budgetary, and administrative operations plans, and monitor and evaluate the program work performed in the assigned field office. Among his significant previous positions, Mr. Neel served as an investigator with OLMS in the Washington, DC District Office and the Los Angeles District Offices Phoenix Remote Work Site.
Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
How To File a Complaint with OLMS
The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts both criminal and civil investigations of alleged violations of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) and related laws.
Criminal Investigations
OLMS criminal investigations involve:
the embezzlement or theft of union funds, property or assets
recordkeeping and reporting violations such as false statements, false reports and destruction of records
the use or threatened use of force or violence to restrain, coerce or intimidate a member in order to interfere with or prevent the member from exercising their LMRDA rights
extortionate picketing - picketing on or about an employers premises for the personal profit of any individual by obtaining money from the employer
prohibitions against persons convicted of certain felonies holding union office or employment in certain positions
unlawful acts relating to trusteeships, loans to officers and payment of fines
union election fraud where there has been ballot tampering or other illegal acts committed in order to influence the outcome of the election
Criminal investigations are opened based on various sources of information including complaints. Please contact the OLMS field office closest to you if you want to provide information about a criminal matter. You do not have to tell us your name in order to provide information. However, you should be prepared to provide us with information identifying the union and persons involved and describe the suspected illegal activity.
You may also contact us via e-mail at
[email protected] or call 202-693-0143.
Click here for information about recent OLMS criminal enforcement actions.
Civil Investigations
Civil investigations conducted by OLMS relate to:
the conduct of union officer elections
financial audits of union books and records
filing of acceptable reports by unions, union officers, employers, consultants and others
the imposition and continuance of trusteeships over subordinate unions by a parent body
determinations as to whether an organization is a labor organization
obtaining copies of collective bargaining agreements for members or the right to inspect the agreements
Civil investigations are opened based on various sources of information including complaints, review of required financial reports and audits conducted by OLMS. Please contact the OLMS field office closest to you for guidance in filing a complaint with OLMS about a civil matter. If you wish to file a complaint about an election of union officers, please review Union Officer Elections: A Complainants Guide.
You may also contact us via e-mail at
[email protected] or call 202-693-0143.
Click here for information about recent OLMS civil enforcement actions and voluntary compliance agreements.
Last Updated: 12/04/08
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