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New England Regional Council of Carpenters (NERCC)

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  • Will the DOL permit unions to evade secret ballot elections?

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    How to differentiate between a "local union" and an "intermediate" body? The U.S. Labor Department requests public comments on what might seem like an abstruse question "to determine whether additional rulemaking is necessary." But there is nothing airy or academic at stake.

  • Divided appeals court denies Carpenters direct elections

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    (updated September 19, 2004)

    In June a federal appeals court rebuffed a suit by seven carpenters who sought to compel their New England Regional Council of Carpenters (NERCC) to elect its top officers by direct membership referendum vote. In a two-to-one decision the First Circuit appeals court in Massachusetts upheld a ruling of the U.S. Labor Department that the council could continue to elect officers by vote of local delegates.

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