Reich v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees & Moving Picture Machine Operators

CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Secretary of Labor brought this action under Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., against appellant Local 412, International Aliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO (“Local 412”). The Secretary alleged that Local 412 violated section 401(e) of the Act (29 U.S.C. § 481(e)) in the conduct of its election of officers on December 2, 1990, by allowing ineligible candidates to run for and hold union office. Specifically, the Secretary…