Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Local 399, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio, Clc

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the Secretary of Labor (“the Secretary”) from a summary judgment order entered in favor of defendant, Local 399, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, CLC (“the Union”). The Secretary seeks to set aside the Union’s election of officers on the ground that incumbent officers had denied other candidates the opportunity to mail campaign literature to eligible voters before ballots were mailed. See § 401(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 481(c) (1988). In granting…