Labor Organization Reports (17.309)

Program

17.309 Labor Organization Reports

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Office Of Labor-Management Standards

Authorization

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Public Law 86-257, as amended by Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Public Law 98-473, as amended by Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Public Law 100-182, 29 U.S.C 401, as amended by Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Public Law 99-217, as amended by Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Public Law 89-216.

Program Number

17.309

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide for the reporting and disclosure of financial transactions and administrative practices of labor organizations, employers, labor consultants and others required to report under the Landrum-Griffin Act; to provide standards for the election of union officers, trusteeships, fiduciary responsibilities of union officers, and rights of union members; and to provide investigative authority to the Secretary of Labor.

Types of Assistance

ADVISORY SERVICES AND COUNSELING; DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION; INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Provides union members the authority to bring civil action in the district courts of the United States to enforce the rights and protections granted them under the Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations; enables union members and employees whose rights are affected by a collective bargaining contract, to obtain or examine a copy of the agreement; enables union members to secure information on the organization, administrative practices, and financial transactions of their unions and to prevent abuses in these areas and in the administration of trusteeships imposed upon labor organizations; assures union members free and democratic officer elections through enforcement of standards and procedures with respect to such elections, and the removal of officers; and safeguards assets of labor organizations by imposing upon union officials fiduciary responsibility, enforceable in the courts, and by requiring the bonding of persons who handle union funds.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Officers of unions may obtain assistance in preparing reports or otherwise complying with the Act. Union members or union organizations may request assistance in investigating alleged violations. All reports required to be filed are available for inspection and disclosure to the general public.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Union officers, union members, union organizations. All reports required to be filed are available for inspection and disclosure to the general public.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Write or call the nearest Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards field office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Award Procedure

None.

Deadlines

May 27, 2010 Union members may file an election complaint with the Department of Labor within one calendar month after having exhausted internal union remedies or within one calendar month after having invoked internal union remedies without obtaining a final decision within three calendar months after invoking them.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Not applicable. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Not applicable.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Audits

Not Applicable.

Records

Not applicable.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: In fiscal year 2008, OLMS conducted 798 union audits, 3,686 civil and criminal investigations, supervised 35 union officer election reruns and conducted 112 compliance assistance seminars for union officials to administer and enforce the LMRDA. Fiscal Year 2009: In fiscal year 2009, OLMS projects conducting 657 union audits, 3,412 civil and criminal investigations, supervised 35 union officer election reruns and conduct 112 compliance assistance seminars for union officials to administer and enforce the LMRDA. Fiscal Year 2010: In fiscal year 2010, OLMS projects conducting 204 union audits, 3,376 civil and criminal investigations, supervised 35 union officer election reruns and conduct 112 compliance assistance seminars for union officials to administer and enforce the LMRDA.

Financial Information

Account Identification

16-0104-0-1-505.

Obligations

(Salaries) FY 08 $44,938; FY 09 est $44,938; FY 10 est $40,557

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Not applicable.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

29 CFR 401-453. 29 CFR 457-459. The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended, Rights and Responsibilities under the LMRDA; Reports Required under the LMRDA (Spanish edition also available); Bonding Requirements under LMRDA; Trusteeship Requirements under the LMRDA, Electing Union Officers (Spanish edition also available); LMRDA Regulations and Interpretative Bulletins: Election of Officers of Labor Organizations, 29 CFR 452; Standards of Conduct Regulations, 29 CFR 457-459. The above literature is available free of charge in limited quantities from the Headquarters Office listed below or field offices in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Conducting Local Union Officer Elections - a guide for election officials is available for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Related Programs

17.150 Employee Benefits Security Administration

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None. Persons desiring assistance should contact the nearest Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards field office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office

Steve J. Willertz Department of Labor
ESA/OLMS/DOE
Room N-5119
200 Constitution Avenue NW
, Washington, District of Columbia 20020 Email: Willertz.Stephen@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-1182 Fax: 202-693-1343

Web Site Address

http://www.dol.gov. E-mail: OLMS-Public@dol.gov

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.