Chao v. Local 1357, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER

MOLLWAY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Secretary of Labor (the “Secretary”) has filed this suit under Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. §§ 481-83 (the “LMRDA”). The Secretary claims that Local 1357, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO (“Local 1357”) violated Title IV of the LMRDA by disqualifying George Waialeale (“Waial-eale”), a member in good standing, from running for the position of Local 1357’s Business Manager-Financial Secretary in its February 2001 election.…