Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Chao
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 19, 2002No. 01-1577PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case comes to us under the union-democracy provisions of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 401-531 (1994 & Supp. Y 1999).
Thomas Harrington, a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (“UBC”), alleges that the functions and purposes traditionally accorded to local unions in the New England region of the UBC are now served by the New England Regional Council. That Council, he says, must be treated as a local union and not as an intermediary body. Consequently, Harrington argues, the officers…
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