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On January 4, 2008, in the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Texas, the Department filed suit against American Postal
Workers Union, Local 732, located in Dallas, Texas. The lawsuit seeks to nullify
the May 17, 2007, election for the offices of president, vice president, sergeant-at-arms,
human relations director, one trustee, and several delegate positions, and seeks
a new election for those positions under OLMS supervision. The complaint alleges
candidates on the incumbent slate used a different and better mailing list to
mail their campaign literature to members than the mailing list provided to
other candidates. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the local violated
sections 401(c) and 401(g) of the Act which prohibit, respectively, discrimination
in the use of union mailing lists and the use of union funds in union officer
elections. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District
Office.
Last Updated: 01/17/08
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