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DOL Sues Texas Union Seeking New Election of Officers
On Oct. 31, the Department of Labor filed suit in the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Northern Dist. of Texas against Transport Workers Local 556 seeking to supervise a new election for the office of first vice president. The local represents 7,300 members employed by Southwest Airline as flight attendants. The lawsuit alleges that several of the votes for the office of first vice president were affected by the local's untimely distribution of a booklet containing candidates' campaign statements in violation of the union's constitution and bylaws. The union's bylaws require the union to print and distribute candidates' campaign statements before the election. At one of the local's airports, the campaign booklet was distributed after some members had already voted. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the Dallas District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 11/6/03]
DOL Sues Texas Union Seeking New Election of Officers
On Oct. 31, the Department of Labor filed suit in the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Northern Dist. of Texas against Transport Workers Local 556 seeking to supervise a new election for the office of first vice president. The local represents 7,300 members employed by Southwest Airline as flight attendants. The lawsuit alleges that several of the votes for the office of first vice president were affected by the local's untimely distribution of a booklet containing candidates' campaign statements in violation of the union's constitution and bylaws. The union's bylaws require the union to print and distribute candidates' campaign statements before the election. At one of the local's airports, the campaign booklet was distributed after some members had already voted. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the Dallas District Office of the U.S. Ofc. of Labor Mgmt. Standards. [OLMS, 11/6/03]
