IN RE: NORMA WHITE, RICHARD LOPEZ, MICHAEL CORRIGAN,
AND IRENE BROWN, Protestors.
Protest Decision 2006 ESD 241
Issued: May 15, 2006
OES Case Nos.P-06-105-020106-MW; P-06-245-032806-MW; P-06-251-040506-MW; and P-06-252-040506-HQ
Norma White, Richard Lopez, Michael Corrigan, and Irene Brown, members of Local Union 743 and candidates on the Unity for Change slate, filed 4 pre-election protests pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2(b) of the Rules for the 2005-2006 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election ("Rules"). The protests alleged that the New Leadership slate used an employer's email system to campaign, allowed a non-union person to serve as an observer of the ballot printing, and campaigned during work hours, all in violation of the Rules.
By letter dated May 8, 2006, White, Lopez, Corrigan and Brown requested to withdraw their respective protests.
Accordingly, we grant the protestors' request and deem the protests WITHDRAWN.
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 Supervisor in any such appeal. Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing, shall specify the basis for the appeal and shall be served upon:
Kenneth Conboy
Election Appeals Master
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, New York 10022
Fax: (212) 751-4864
Copies of the request for hearing must be served upon the parties, as well as upon the Election Supervisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1725 K Street, N.W., Suite 1400, Washington, D.C. 20006-1416, all within the time prescribed above. A copy of the protest must accompany the request for hearing.
Richard W. Mark
Election Supervisor
cc: Kenneth Conboy
2006 ESD 241
DISTRIBUTION LIST (BY EMAIL UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED):
Bradley T. Raymond, General Counsel
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-2198
braymond@teamster.org
David J. Hoffa, Esq.
Hoffa 2006
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 324
Farmington Hills, MI 48834
David@hoffapllc.com
Barbara Harvey
645 Griswold Street
Suite 3060
Detroit, MI 48226
blmharvey@sbcglobal.net
Ken Paff
Teamsters for a Democratic Union
P.O. Box 10128
Detroit, MI 48210
ken@tdu.org
Daniel E. Clifton
Lewis, Clifton & Nikolaidis, P.C.
275 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2300
New York, NY 10001
dclifton@lcnlaw.com
Stephen Ostrach
1863 Pioneer Parkway East, #217
Springfield, OR 97477-3907
saostrach@gmail.com
Reginald Ford
20841 Corinth
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Norma J. White
4620 S. Tripp Ave.
Chicago, IL 60632
Joseph Sexauer
5242 S Dorchester Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
Robert Walston, President
IBT Local Union 743
4620 South Tripp
Chicago, IL 60632
Richard Lopez
606 North 6th Avenue
Maywood, IL 60163
Sharon Mikulich
6005 S. Woodlawn Ave., Apt. 2
Chicago, IL 60637
Michael Corrigan
3440 Elmwood
Berwyn, IL 60402
Richard Berg
743 New Leadership Slate
1336 West Argyle
Chicago, IL 60640
Irene Brown
5320 West Division
Chicago, IL 60651
Maria Trevino
4746 Cedar Avenue
Hammond, IN 46327
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
300 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
William C. "Bill" Broberg
1108 Fincastle Road
Lexington, KY 40502
wcbroberg@aol.com
Joe Childers
201 West Short Street, Suite 310
Lexington, KY 40507
childerslaw@yahoo.com
Jeffrey Ellison
510 Highland Avenue, #325
Milford, MI 48381
EllisonEsq@aol.com