U.S. Department of Labor |
Employment Standards Administration Office of Labor Management Standards |
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(216) 522-3855
DEC 15 1998 |
Room 83 1, Federal Office Building 1240 East Ninth Street Cleveland, Ohio 44199 |
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Mr. Robert McCaskill, Business Manager | ||
Laborers AFL-CIO, Local 423 620 Alum Creek Drive |
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Columbus, OH 43205 |
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Dear Mr. McCaskill: |
3. Nomination meeting notices will be mailed to the membership on December 29, 1998 and also posted on the union hall bulletin board.4. The nomination meeting will be conducted on Wednesday, January 6, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. at the union hall.
8. Candidates will be screened by the Judges of Election on Saturday January 9, 1999 from 11:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Candidates are required to appear unless excused for reasons set forth in the nominations section, Article VI, Section 2 (c) of the Laborers constitution. lf no candidates are found eligible for any contest, new nominations will be held during the regular scheduled meeting on January 13, 1999.
12. No write in candidates will be allowed.13. A tie vote will be resolved by a coin toss by the Election committee.
14. The tally will take place immediately following the election.
15. Candidates may have observers present at all phases of the election.
16. Every bona fide candidate will be permitted to examine the local's membership list which will include the name and last known address of each member at least once thirty (30 ) days prior to the election.
19. Campaigning on the day of the election cannot be closer than 100 feet from the polling place.
s/Jack Graczyk
Jack GraczykElection Supervisor
cc All interested parties
ROBERT McCASKILL Business Manager |
JAMES H. GREEN Secretary-Treasurer |
HANK RUPPEL President |
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LABORERS' AFFILIATED WITH AFL-CIO |
Patrick Murphy, Vice President
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320 ALUM CREEK DRIVE COLUMBUS, OHIO 43205 |
NEWARK OFFICE 34 N. 4th St. Newark, OH 43055 740/345-4910 |
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TEL. 614/252-1093 | 800/245-1093 |
FAX 614/252-6909 |
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NOTICE
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TO: | ALL MEMBERS OF L.I.U.N.A., LOCAL 423 | ||||
FROM: | L.I.U.N.A., LOCAL 4323 | ||||
RE: | NOMINATION MEETING | ||||
DATE: | DECEMBER 29,1998 | ||||
Dear Brothers and Sisters: |
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Pursuant to a voluntary Agreement between Laborers' Local 423 and the Department of Labor, Local
421 will conduct new nominations and election for the office of Vice President under the supervision
of the Department of Labor. The Office of Delegate to the District Council (two positions) will be run
in conjunction with the supervised election of Vice President as a result of an order from the
Laborers' Independent Hearing Officer. A meeting will be held on January, 6- 1999 at 7 00 p.m. at the Local Union hall, 620 Alum Creek Drive Columbus- Ohio for the purpose of nominating candidates for the term of office that will commence on February 10, 1999 and end in June 2001. Nominations will be in order for: Vice President Delegates to District Council (2) Qualifications for office are set forth in the Local Union Constitution, Article V. Salaries and compensation for each office will be the same as currently set. Candidates will be screened by the Judges of Election on January 9, 1999 from 11:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. If no candidates are found eligible for any contest, new nominations will be held during the regularly scheduled meeting on January 13, 1999. Fraternally and Sincerely, s/James H. Green James H. Green Secretary-Treasurer JHG/h |
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The federal government is ordering a new election at a Columbus union local, saying its new vice president's felony
conviction 14 years ago makes him ineligible to hold office. The U.S. Department of Labor will supervise the Jan. 30 vote at Laborers' International Union of North America Local 423,which represents more than 1,400 central Ohio construction workers. This summer, members elected Pat Murphy to the No. 2 position. Murphy also won the local's delegate seat on the district council, a body of union representatives. That race also will be repeated. "This is just another sorry chapter in the history of this local," said Joe Motil, one of the candidates for the district council seat. Motil, who lost a bid last month to unseat E J. Thomas in the 27th District for state representative, said he has not decided if he'll make another ran for the union position in January. "I want to continue to work as a reformer in our union and do what I can," Motil said. In 1984, officials say, Murphy was convicted of second-degree robbery and spent nearly two years in prison - a claim
his opponents tried to make but couldn't substantiate during the election campaign. Local 423 officials declined comment yesterday. Murphy
who has since vacated the position, could not be reached. His problems are the latest for Local 423 and add to the
troubled history of the 450,000-member international union which has been under government scrutiny since 1995, after a
Justice Department probe uncovered corruption and racketeering. An independent hearing officer was appointed to help
settle internal disputes - ranging from election matters to charges of wrong "It's unfortunate that we've been under supervision of trusteeships for it the last 20 years and now something like this has occurred," Motil said, Over the years, Local 423 has faced a variety of problems, which caused it to be placed under trusteeship of the international union. During trustee ships, the local officers were replaced temporarily. Concern about Murphy's eligibility or office initially was raised by Darryl Smoot, who opposed Murphy for the district council seat. He had filed a complaint with the hearing officer, saying Murphy was a felon. |
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