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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 29

Labor

Chapter IV

Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor

Part 452

General Statement Concerning the Election Provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

Subpart E

Candidacy for Office; Reasonable Qualifications

• Section Number: 452.42
• Section Name: Membership in particular branch or segment of the union.

    A labor organization may not limit eligibility for office to 
particular branches or segments of the union where such restriction has 
the effect of depriving those members who are not in such branch or 
segment of the right to become officers of the union. \27\
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    \27\ Hodgson v. Local Unions No. 18, etc., IUOE, 440 F. 2d 485 (C.A. 
6), cert. den. 404 U.S. 852 (1971); Hodgson v. Local 610, Unit. Elec. 
Radio & Mach. Work. of Am., 342 F. Supp. 1344 (W.D. Pa. 1972).
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