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On April 7, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, the Department filed suit against Teamsters Local 901(located in San Juan, P.R.). The lawsuit seeks to void the October 4, 2008 election for President, Vice President, and three Trustees, and obtain a new election under the supervision of the Department of Labor. The lawsuit alleges that union failed to provide adequate safeguards during the election when polling sites and polling hours were not published or provided to candidates and members in a timely manner, incumbent candidates developed and had access to polling information before it was provided to insurgent candidates, at some polling sites the election was not conducted at the scheduled times, observers from one slate and a member were allowed to have sole custody of blank ballots and ballot boxes, and a complainant’s observer was denied access to a polling site. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the OLMS Puerto Rico Resident Investigator Office.
On March 2, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the Department filed suit against Transport Workers Local 568 (located in Miami Springs, Fla.). The lawsuit seeks to nullify the December 16, 2008, election of officers and seeks a new election, under OLMS supervision, for all officer positions. The suit alleges the union violated the election requirements of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act when it denied members in good standing their right to nominate and run for office by imposing an unreasonable meeting attendance requirement on candidates for office. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office.
Last Updated: 04/28/09
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