local union officer responsibilities under the lmrda u.s. department of labor/esa office of...
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Local Union Officer Responsibilities under the
LMRDA
U.S. Department of Labor/ESA
Office of Labor-Management Standards
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Los Angeles District Office
Jeffrey C. Gitomer
District Director
911 Wilshire Blvd., # 910
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213)534-6405/Fax (213)534-6413 email: [email protected]
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OLMS’ Mission
Enforce the LMRDA•Financial integrity
•Union democracy
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OLMS Enforces the LMRDA. . .In Four Ways:
• Reporting and Disclosure
• Audits
• Civil and Criminal Investigations
• Liaison and Compliance Assistance
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Financial Integrity
•LM reports (Title II)•Bonding investigations (Title V)•Audits (Titles II & V)
–Record keeping–Reporting–Embezzlement
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Union Democracy
•Investigate complaints
–Officer Elections (Title IV)
–Trusteeships (Title III)
•Supervise elections
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Officer Responsibilities
•Administrative
•Financial
•Reporting
•Elections
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Administrative Responsibilities
1. Constitution & bylaws
2. Member rights
3. Collective bargaining agreements
4. Publicizing LMRDA
5. LMRDA Section 504
6. Discipline
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Constitution & Bylaws
Adopt and enforce constitution and bylaws
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Protect Member Rights
•Right to nominate candidates
•Right to vote for candidates
•Attend and vote at meetings
•Vote on dues, fees and assessments
•Right to legal action
•Disciplinary due process
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Collective Bargaining Agreements
•Maintain copies of all CBAs negotiated
•Give copies to those covered by CBAs
•Let members examine all CBAs
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LMRDA
Inform members about the LMRDA
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Enforce LMRDA Section 504
People convicted of certain crimes can’t be union officers or employees for 13 years!
•Embezzlement, burglary & theft
•Bribery & extortion
•Murder, assault & rape
•Arson & narcotics violations
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Disciplinary Action to Members
•Provide due process
– Written notice of charges w/specificity
– Opportunity to prepare a defense
– Offer testimony & examine witnesses
– Impartial tribunal/Fair hearing
•Don’t discipline for exercising LMRDA rights!
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Financial Responsibilities
1. Fiduciary duties
2. Surety bonding
3. Loans
4. Records
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Fiduciary Duties
•Manage assets for benefit of union
•Manage funds according to constitution
•Avoid conflicts of interest
•Account for profits (and losses)
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Bonding
•Bond for everyone handling union funds
•Minimum bond of 10% of all funds (liquid assets [cash, etc.] + gross receipts)
•Bond range from $500 (threshold) to $500,000 (maximum required)
Starting cash + total receipts x 10% = Bond
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Loans
Loans > $2,000 to officers & employees are ILLEGAL!
Travel advances not accounted for with travel vouchers & vendor receipts, or not repaid within 30 days, constitute loans.
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Records
•Unions must maintain all financial records
•Records must support LM reports
•Maintain financial records 5 years
•Members have right to examine records
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Reporting Responsibilities
1. Initial organizational report
2. Annual financial reports
3. Officer & employee reports
4. Employer & consultant reports
5. Trusteeship reports
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LM-1
•Initial organizational report
•File within 90 days of establishment
•Signed by president and secretary
•Union operations and constitutional provisions
•File number is assigned by OLMS
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LM-2/3/4
•Annual financial reports
•LM-4 Receipts < $10,000
•LM-3 Receipts $10,000 - $199,999
•LM-2 Receipts $200,000 + or trusteeships
•Signed by president & treasurer
•File within 90 days after end of fiscal year
•Terminal reports within 30 days after end of period
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LM-30
•Union officer & employee reports
•Payments from employer other than:
–Regular salary
–Regular benefits
•Payments to officer, employee or their families
•Conflicts of interest
•Payments prohibited by 29 USC 186
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Employers & Consultants
•LM-10 filed by employers
–Payments to union officers & employees
–Payments to labor consultants
•LM-20 & LM-21 filed by consultants
–Discourage (or encourage) labor organizing
–Direct communication with employees
–Spying (collecting info) on employees
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Trusteeships
•LM-15 initial & semi-annually
•LM-15A for selection of delegates and officers
•LM-16 termination
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Officer Elections
1. Member rights
2. Candidate rights
3. Election safeguards
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Member Rights
•Secret ballot elections every 3/4/5 years
•Reasonable opportunity to nominate
–Issue nominations notice
•Reasonable opportunity to vote
–Mail election notices to members’ homes
–No later than 15 days before the election
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Candidate Rights
•Inspection of membership list
•Distribution of campaign literature
•Reasonable opportunity to campaign
•No discriminatory treatment of candidates
•No use of union or employer funds
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Election Safeguards
•Follow constitution & bylaws
•Current membership mailing list
•Current candidate & voter eligibility lists
•Protect ballots
•No intimidation
• Keep all election records 1 year
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Questions
•Call Los Angeles District Office
(213) 534-6405
OLMS web site:
www.olms.dol.gov