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had asked the election committee if they do background checks on all the
candidates to assure that all candidates are eligible to be an officer. This is
a valid question because our bylaw Section 13 states “The eligibility and
qualifications of officers and delegates shall be in compliance with the
Constitution and General Laws.” Looking at the Constitution and General Laws
Section 14.3 it states “No member who is disqualified from holding office under
the provisions of Section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure
Act of 1959 shall be eligible for holding office in this union.” I then looked
up Section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and
there is a list of convictions that would disqualify a candidate. The election
committee informed me that they do not have the resources to be able to do that.
This means that they only verify if the candidate is a member in good standing
and has been a member for two or more years. This is another example of how our
union is failing to observe our bylaws and not assuring that our members are
fully protected.
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