On September 16, 2025, in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, a settlement was reached between Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1700 (located in Norcross, Ga.) and the Department of Labor. The settlement requires ATU Local 1700 to conduct its next regularly scheduled officer election under OLMS supervision by January 30, 2026. This settlement agreement followed a civil suit filed by the Secretary of Labor following an OLMS investigation concerning the union’s December 2022 election of officers. The lawsuit alleged that Local 1700 deprived new members of the right to vote in its election by failing to mail ballots, which served as the election notice, to at least 60 individuals who became members in good standing prior to the ballot mailing, in violation of Section 401(e) of the LMRDA. The settlement agreement follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office.
On September 11, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Department’s motion for summary judgment against the Committee for Fair and Equal Representation (CFER) (located in South Holland, Ill). The lawsuit sought to nullify the union’s January 7, 2023 election for the offices of president, vice president, and recording secretary. The complaint alleged that CFER failed to take any action to correct known bad addresses for ballots that had been returned as undeliverable, which resulted in members being denied the right to vote. In addition, the complaint alleged that CFER failed to provide adequate voting instructions to members who requested duplicate ballots. The court ordered that the Department supervise the union’s next regularly scheduled election in January 2026. The 2 lawsuit follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
On August 20, 2025, in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, the Department filed suit against SkyWest InFlight Association (SIA), located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lawsuit seeks to nullify the January 2025 election for the officer positions of president and secretary. The OLMS investigation determined that SIA failed to provide a reasonable opportunity to nominate when 1) it did not notify members of nominations; and 2) only incumbent officers were permitted to nominate executive officer candidates, in violation of Section 401(e) of the LMRDA. SIA also imposed an unreasonable candidate qualification requiring members to have prior experience to be eligible for executive leader positions, resulting in 99% of SIA’s members being ineligible to run for either national president or national secretary. Further, SIA disqualified a candidate due to lack of good standing without affording the due process and basic fairness required by the LMRDA in the context of union disciplinary actions. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office.
On May 27, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, a settlement was reached between the United Automobile Workers (UAW) Local 140 (located in Warren, Mich.) and the Department of Labor. The settlement requires UAW Local 140 to conduct its next regularly scheduled officer election under OLMS supervision by August 31, 2026. This settlement agreement followed a civil suit filed by the Secretary of Labor following an OLMS investigation concerning the union’s May 2024 election for the offices of president, trustee, and executive board member at large. The lawsuit alleged that the union failed to ensure that only eligible voters were allowed to vote and that voters only voted once, in violation of Section 401(c) of the LMRDA. The lawsuit further alleged that the union prevented observers from witnessing the opening and counting of the absentee ballots and from observing the initial stages of the ballot tally, in violation of Section 401(c) of the LMRDA. Finally, the lawsuit alleged that the union failed to preserve the envelopes used by absentee voters and all the ballot request slips completed by voters, in violation of Section 401(e) of the LMRDA. The settlement agreement follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office.
On May 20, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment against Protective Service Officer’s United (PSO United) (located in Fort Washington, Md.). The lawsuit sought to nullify the union’s September 30, 2022 election of officers after OLMS’ investigation determined the union violated Sections 401(c) and 401(e) of the LMRDA. Specifically, the suit alleged that the union failed to provide adequate safeguards to ensure a fair election when it permitted a roaming ballot box at one polling location and failed to notify its members of new voting procedures at one worksite and that the voting hours were expanded at several polling locations. The judgment calls for a remedial election for the offices of president and three trustees under the Secretary’s supervision as provided by the LMRDA. The summary judgment follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office.
Last Updated: 9-29-25