Legal Opinion
Donovan v. CSEA Local Union 1000, American Federation of State Employees
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 1, 1985No. Nos. 714, 715, Dockets 84-6292, 84-6308PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This action, instituted by the Secretary of Labor under the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959, challenges the 1982 election of statewide officers of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA or Union) in New York based upon a complaint made by a union member. At the heart of the Land-rum-Griffin Act is the premise that unions should conduct their internal affairs through democratic processes. Some believe that like Don Quixote, Congress was attempting the near impossible task of repealing the “iron law of oligarchy” inherent in large-scale one-party organizations. Thus,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hodgson v. Local Union 6799, United SteelworkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. National Maritime Union of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Donovan v. CSEA Local Union 1000, American Federation of State, County & Municipal EmployeesDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dole v. Local Union 226, Hotel & Restaurant EmployeesDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1989
- Raymond J. Donovan v. Csea Local Union 1000Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Herman v. LOCAL 50, SERV. EMPLOYEES INTERN. UNIONDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2001
- Herman, Alexis M. v. United Steelwo, 1011Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000