July 19, 1996
VIA UPS OVERNIGHT
Louis DiDio
July 19, 1996
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Louis DiDio
1966 71st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204
Ron Carey, General President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue
Washington, DC 20001
John Sullivan, Associate General Counsel
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue
Washington, DC 20001
Louis DiDio
July 19, 1996
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Re: Election Office Case No. CONV-34-IBT
Gentlemen:
Louis DiDio, a member of Local Union 812, filed a protest pursuant to Article XIV, Section 2(b) of the Rules for the IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election (“Rules”) against the IBT. Mr. DiDio alleges that the rules which applied to and controlled the voting procedures on union business at the 1991 IBT Convention have not been followed at the 1996 IBT Convention. He cites several examples of how, in his view, these rules have been violated.
New York City Protest Coordinator Barbara C. Deinhardt was assigned to this protest.
Pursuant to the Rules at Article I, the Election Officer’s has authority “to supervise all phases of the International Union delegate and officer election.” Under the Consent Decree, the Election Officer has exclusive jurisdiction over the IBT election to select delegates and alternate delegates to the Teamsters 25th International Convention and select International officers from the candidates nominated. Bodine, CONV-17-IBT, et seq. (July 16, 1996). This grant of power does not extend to any other union business, including any unrelated event which takes place on the Convention floor. When there is no evident connection between the
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matter protested and the election, as is the case with the parliamentary procedures used at the Convention, the Election Officer does not intervene. Rodriguez, CONV-37-IBT (July 18, 1996).
The allegations of the protest do pertain to voting matters of union business outside of the election process. The protest does not relate to any phase of the election of International delegates or officers supervised by the Election Officer.
Accordingly, the protest is DENIED.
Any interested party not satisfied with this determination may request a hearing before the Election Appeals Master within one day of receipt of this letter. The parties are reminded that, absent extraordinary circumstances, no party may rely upon evidence that was not presented to the Office of the Election Officer in any such appeal. Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing and shall be served on:
Kenneth Conboy, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10022
Fax (212) 751-4864
Copies of the request for hearing must be served on the parties listed above as well as upon the Election Officer, 400 N. Capitol Street, Suite 855, Washington, DC 20001, Facsimile (202) 624-3525. A copy of the protest must accompany the request for a hearing.
Sincerely,
Barbara Zack Quindel
Election Officer
cc: Kenneth Conboy, Election Appeals Master
Barbara C. Deinhardt, New York City Protest Coordinator