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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

17.140: Labor Organization Reports

Objectives: To provide for the reporting and disclosure of, financial transactions and administrative practices of labor organizations, employers, labor consultants and others required to report under the Landrum-Griffin Act; to provide standards for the election of union officers, trusteeships, fiduciary responsibilities of union officers, and rights of union members.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

17.140 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Officers of unions may obtain assistance in preparing reports or otherwise complying with the Act. Union members or union organizations may request assistance in investigating alleged violations. All reports required to be filed are available for disclosure to the general public.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Union officers, union members, union organizations. All reports required to be filed are available for disclosure to the general public.

Credentials/Documentation: None.

17.140 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Write or call the nearest Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards field office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Award Procedure: None.

Deadlines: Union members may file an election of officers complaint with the Department of Labor within 1 month after having exhausted internal union remedies or within 1 month after having invoked internal union remedies without obtaining a final decision within 3 months after invoking them.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

17.140 RELATED PROGRAMS:

17.150 Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.

17.140 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, we received and processed 36,849 reports, and conducted 3,407 investigations, 423 audits and 35 supervised elections. In fiscal year 2000, we expect to receive and process over 36,000 reports, and conduct an estimated 2,915 investigations, 606 audits and 45 supervised elections. In fiscal year 2001, we expect to receive and process over 36,000 reports, and conduct an estimated 3,380 investigations, 606 audits and 45 supervised elections.

17.140 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Type of Assistance: Advisory Services and Counseling; Dissemination of Technical Information; Investigation of Complaints.

Obligations: (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $25,489,000; FY 00 est $29,224,000; and FY 01 est $27,648,000.

Budget Account Number: 16-0104-0-1-505.

Authorization: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Public Law 86-257, as amended, Public Laws 89-216, 98-473, 99-217, and 100-182, 29 U.S.C. 401.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 29 CFR 401-453. 29 CFR 457-459. The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended Rights and Responsibilities under the LMRDA; Reports Required under the LMRDA (Spanish edition also available); Bonding Requirements under LMRDA; Trusteeship Requirements under the LMRDA, Electing Union Officers (Spanish edition also available); LMRDA Regulations and Interpretative Bulletins: Election of Officers of Labor Organizations, 29 CFR 452; Standards of Conduct Regulations, 29 CFR 457-459. The above literature is available free of charge in limited quantities from the Headquarters Office listed below or field offices in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Conducting Local Union Officer Elections - a guide for election officials is available for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office.

17.140 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Persons desiring assistance should contact the nearest Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards field office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Public Disclosure Room: N-5610. Phone: (202) 219-7393. Contact: Howard Campbell. Phone: (202) 219-8861.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

17.140 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Provides union members the authority to bring civil action in the district courts of the United States to enforce the rights and protections granted them under the Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations; enables union members and employees whose rights are affected by a collective bargaining contract, to obtain or examine a copy of the agreement; enables union members to secure information on the organization, administrative practices, and financial transactions of their unions and to prevent abuses in these areas and in the administration of trusteeships imposed upon labor organizations; assures union members free and democratic officer elections through enforcement of standards and procedures with respect to such elections, and the removal of officers; and safeguards assets of labor organizations by imposing upon union officials fiduciary responsibility, enforceable in the courts, and by requiring the bonding of persons who handle union funds.

17.140 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.