U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
WASHINGTON, DC 20210
DETERMINATION
Determination of a Complaint Filed under Title IV
of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
On January 9, 2015, the Secretary of Labor received a complaint alleging violations of Section 401 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), in the regularly scheduled election of officers conducted on August 12, 2014, by Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity (“Carpenters’ St. Louis District Council”) in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pursuant to Sections 402 and 601 of the LMRDA, the Department of Labor conducted an investigation. The investigation disclosed that the Carpenters’ St. Louis District Council violated the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Constitution when it failed to elect its executive secretary-treasurer by secret ballot.
Apprised of these findings, Carpenters' District Council agreed to conduct a new election for the office of executive secretary-treasurer under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with Title IV of the LMRDA. The agreed upon remedial election was concluded on June 25, 2015. It is, therefore,
DETERMINED, that there is probable cause to believe that violations of Title IV of the LMRDA occurred which may have affected the outcome of the election conducted by Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity on August 12, 2014, but that these violations have been remedied by the new election, conducted in accordance with Title IV of the LMRDA, under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor, on June 25, 2015.
Therefore, civil action under Section 402(b) of the LMRDA to set aside the election conducted on August 12, 2014 is not warranted.
Signed this 30th day of July, 2015.
Stephen J. Willertz
Acting Chief, Division of Enforcement
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Division of Enforcement
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-0143 Fax: (202) 693-1343
July 30, 2015
Dear :
The enclosed Determination represents the Department's final disposition of the matter mentioned therein.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Willertz
Acting Chief, Division of Enforcement
Enclosure
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Division of Enforcement
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-0143 Fax: (202) 693-1343
July 30, 2015
Mr. Terry Nelson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity
1401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63139
Dear Mr. Nelson:
The enclosed Determination represents the Department's final disposition of the matter mentioned therein.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Willertz
Acting Chief, Division of Enforcement
Enclosure
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Division of Enforcement
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-0143 Fax: (202) 693-1343
July 30, 2015
Mr. Douglas J. MacCarron, International President
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
101 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20010
Dear Mr. MacCarron:
The enclosed Determination represents the Department's final disposition of the matter mentioned therein.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Willertz
Acting Chief, Division of Enforcement
Enclosure