Legal Opinion
Perez v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1700
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1268PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendant Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1700 (“Local 1700”) last held its triennial election of officers in November 2013. Despite the large number of ballots — almost 3,000 — sent to eligible members, some of the races turned on only a handful of votes. The smallest margin of victory was a mere 13 ballots.
Every eligible union member has a right to vote, and unions have a legal obligation to take reasonable steps to secure this right for each member. Here, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor alleges that…
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