Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 29 - Labor |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Labor |
Chapter IV - Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor |
SubChapter A - Labor-Management Standards |
Part 417 - Procedure for Removal of Local Labor Organization Officers |
Subpart B - Procedures Upon Failure of Union To Take Appropriate Remedial Action Following Subpart A Procedures |
§ 417.16 - Initiation of proceedings.
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§ 417.16 Initiation of proceedings.
(a) Any member of a local labor organization may file a complaint with the Office of Labor-Management Standards alleging that following a finding by the Administrative Review Board pursuant to subpart A that the constitution and bylaws of the labor organization pertaining to the removal of officers are inadequate, or a stipulation of compliance with the provisions of section 401(h) of the Act reached with the Chief, DOE in connection with a prior charge of the inadequacy of a union's constitution and bylaws to remove officers, as provided in subpart A of this part, the labor organization
(1) has failed to act within a reasonable time, or
(2) has violated the procedures agreed to with the Chief, DOE, or
(3) has violated the principles governing adequate removal procedures under § 417.2(b).
(b) The complaint must be filed pursuant to section 402(a) of the Act within one calendar month after one of the two following conditions has been met:
(1) The member has exhausted the remedies available to him under the constitution and bylaws of the organization, or
(2) The member has invoked such remedies without obtaining a final decision within three calendar months after invoking them.
[59 FR 65716, Dec. 21, 1994, as amended at 62 FR 6093, Feb. 10, 1997; 78 FR 8025, Feb. 5, 2013]