[ Possible Union Corruption ] Did the Chicago Teachers Union violate Federal Labor Law
Did the Chicago Teachers Union violate Federal Labor Law when it instructed its district organizers to collect signatures for a political group during Union officer elections? Read for yourself and what do you think should be the punishment for this happening during an election year?
... while being paid by the union and using Union resources ...
We are also getting reports that the CTU is hosting pizza parties for PSRPs this month as a listening tour. It seems coincidental only two months out from an Officer Election holding listening tours and District Orgainiozers talking about signing petitions for the incumbent group running for office.
We are also getting reports that the CTU is hosting pizza parties for PSRPs this month as a listening tour. It seems coincidental only two months out from an Officer Election holding listening tours and District Orgainiozers talking about signing petitions for the incumbent group running for office.
But what do we know? We are blacklisted by CTU and CORE from social media platforms.
Union and Employer Funds (Fed Rules on Union Officer Elections) www.dol.gov/agencies/olms/compliance-assistance/publications/guide-for-conducting-local-union-officer-elections
Although union funds may be used to pay for nomination and election notices and other expenses for conducting the election, federal law strictly prohibits the use of union and employer funds to promote the candidacy of any person in a union officer election. This prohibition was adopted to prevent a current officer from being able to use the union treasury to help finance an election campaign. It was also intended to prohibit an employer from being able to influence the outcome of a union election. Unfortunately, the use of union or employer funds is a relatively common problem in union officer elections. In many cases, however, the improper use is unintentional since the candidates, union officials, and employers simply do not know the extent of the restriction and that it applies to facilities, equipment, and supplies as well as cash. Election officials are presented with a challenge in that they do not control access to a union’s or employer’s funds, but are still expected to conduct an election in which no such funds are used. Therefore, election officials should make sure that all candidates, union officials, and union employees are aware of the restriction on the use of union and employer funds and should be alert throughout the election process for any improper use of funds.
