Protest Decisions

IN RE: Deanna Tabish
Eligibility Decision 2001 EAD 96
Issued: January 24, 2001
OEA Case No. E011111WE

On January 9, 2001, Local 690 held its nomination meeting for delegate and alternate delegate elections. On January 11, 2001, Leonard Crouch, a member of Local 690, filed a protest with the Election Administrator regarding the eligibility of Deanna Tabish to run for alternate delegate to the IBT convention. The protest stated no basis.

Election Administrator representative Lisa Sonia Taylor investigated this protest.

In order to be eligible to run for delegate or alternate delegate to the IBT International Convention, a member must be in continuous good standing with her local union, with her dues paid to the local union for a period of 24 consecutive months prior to the month of nomination with no interruption in active membership due to suspensions, expulsions, withdrawals, transfers or failure to pay fines or assessments. Rules, Article VI, §1(a)(1).

On December 28, 2000, upon request of the candidate, the eligibility department of the Election Administrator's office reviewed Tabish's records to determine her eligibility. On January 8, 2001, by letter to the candidate, Tabish was found to be in good standing for twenty-four (24) months through January 2001 and therefore eligible to run for alternate delegate. The Election Administrator finds no reason to overturn this decision. Our investigator contacted the protestor. He could articulate no basis for the protest.

Accordingly the Election Administrator finds that Ms. Tabish is eligible to run for alternate delegate to the International Convention.

Any interested party not satisfied with this determination may request a hearing before the Election Appeals Master within two (2) working days of receipt of this decision. The parties are reminded that, absent extraordinary circumstances, no party may rely upon evidence that was not presented to the Office of the Election Administrator in any such appeal. Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing, shall specify the basis for that appeal, and shall be served upon:

Kenneth Conboy

Election Appeals Master

Latham & Watkins

Suite 1000

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Fax: 212-751-4864

Copies of the request for hearing must be served upon the parties listed above, as well as upon the Election Administrator for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 727 15^th Street, N.W., 10^th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, all within the time period prescribed above. A copy of the protest must accompany the request for hearing.

William A. Wertheimer, Jr.

Election Administrator

cc: Kenneth Conboy, Election Appeals Master

Michael B. Nicholson, Michigan Area Regional Director

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