Protest Decisions

OFFICE OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR

for the

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

IN RE: TEAMSTERS UNITED,               )           Protest Decision 2016 ESD 257

                                                                        )           Issued: June 27, 2016

            Protestor.                                           )           OES Case Nos. P-306-062716-NA   

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            Teamsters United filed a pre-election protest pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2(a) of the Rules for the 2015-2016 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election (“Rules”).  The protest alleged that the IBT failed or refused to produce a detailed agenda of the convention following multiple requests by counsel for Teamsters United.

            Election Supervisor representative Jeffrey Ellison investigated this protest. 

Findings of Fact and Analysis

Counsel for Teamsters United made multiple requests to the IBT legal department for the official, detailed agenda of the IBT convention.  A purpose of the request was to give the slate notice of the times that resolutions will be presented to the convention body for action so as to permit its candidates and supporters the opportunity to prepare for debate the issues.  This protest was filed when the agenda was not produced.

Upon intervention by our representative, the IBT promptly produced the detailed agenda to counsel for the protestor and promised to produce the same agenda to counsel for Hoffa-Hall 2016.  In addition, the IBT committed to produce any and all changes and amendments to the detailed agenda to each campaign promptly upon the changes and amendments being made.

On this basis, we deem this protest RESOLVED.

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:

Kathleen A. Roberts

Election Appeals Master

JAMS

620 Eighth Avenue, 34^th floor

New York, NY 10018

kroberts@jamsadr.com

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, 1050 17^th Street, N.W., Suite 375, Washington, D.C. 20036, all within the time prescribed above.  A copy of the protest must accompany the request for hearing.

                                                                        Richard W. Mark

                                                                        Election Supervisor

cc:        Kathleen A. Roberts

            2016 ESD 257

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