To
provide for the reporting and disclosure of, financial transactions
and administrative practices of labor organizations, employers,
labor consultants and others required to report under the Landrum-Griffin
Act; to provide standards for the election of union officers, trusteeships,
fiduciary responsibilities of union officers, and rights of union
members.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Advisory
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Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
Investigation
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Provides
union members the authority to bring civil action in the district
courts of the United States to enforce the rights and protections
granted them under the Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations;
enables union members and employees whose rights are affected by
a collective bargaining contract, to obtain or examine a copy of
the agreement; enables union members to secure information on the
organization, administrative practices, and financial transactions
of their unions and to prevent abuses in these areas and in the
administration of trusteeships imposed upon labor organizations;
assures union members free and democratic officer elections through
enforcement of standards and procedures with respect to such elections,
and the removal of officers; and safeguards assets of labor organizations
by imposing upon union officials fiduciary responsibility, enforceable
in the courts, and by requiring the bonding of persons who handle
union funds.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Officers of unions may obtain assistance
in preparing reports or otherwise complying with the Act. Union
members or union organizations may request assistance in investigating
alleged violations. All reports required to be filed are available
for disclosure to the general public.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Union officers, union members,
union organizations. All reports required to be filed are available
for disclosure to the general public.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Write or call the nearest Department
of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards field office listed
in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Award
Procedure: None.
Deadlines:
Union members may file an election of officers complaint with
the Department of Labor within 1 month after having exhausted
internal union remedies or within 1 month after having invoked
internal union remedies without obtaining a final decision within
3 months after invoking them.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Not applicable.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 16-0104-0-1-505.
Obligations:
(Salaries and Expenses) FY 01 $30,282,000; FY 02 est $30,632,000;
and FY 03 est $34,503,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
In fiscal year 2001, we received and processed 35,135 reports, and
conducted 3,119 investigations, 238 audits, and 35 supervised elections.
In fiscal year 2002, we expect to receive and process approximately
36,000 reports, and conduct an estimated 3,295 investigations, 200
audits, and 45 supervised elections.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
29 CFR 401-453. 29 CFR 457-459. The Labor-Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended, Rights and Responsibilities
under the LMRDA; Reports Required under the LMRDA (Spanish edition
also available); Bonding Requirements under LMRDA; Trusteeship Requirements
under the LMRDA, Electing Union Officers (Spanish edition also available);
LMRDA Regulations and Interpretative Bulletins: Election of Officers
of Labor Organizations, 29 CFR 452; Standards of Conduct Regulations,
29 CFR 457-459. The above literature is available free of charge
in limited quantities from the Headquarters Office listed below
or field offices in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Conducting Local
Union Officer Elections - a guide for election officials is available
for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Persons desiring assistance
should contact the nearest Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management
Standards field office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Labor-Management Standards,
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Public Disclosure Room: N-5610. Telephone: (202) 693-0129.
Contact: Howard Campbell. Telephone: (202) 693-1184.
