Frankland v. Independent Ass'n of Publishers' Employees, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard S. Lane, J.

Petitioner seeks leave pursuant to section 621 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law to inspect and copy the membership list of respondent union. Petitioner is a candidate for vice-president of the union. Respondent does not oppose inspection nor even transcribing onto envelopes for mailing, but objects to copying as such or making any extracts.

Respondent asserts the clear policy of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act against copying in order to protect the confidentiality of union membership lists (US Code, tit 29, § 481, subd [c];…