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APWU Web Site 'De-Links' Locals
During Union Election Period

(05/02/07) The APWU national election period has begun, and in approximately five months, on Oct. 5, the counting of ballots will commence. Effective May 1, the national APWU Web site "de-linked" all local and state Web sites for the duration of the 2007 union election campaign. The links will be restored at the conclusion of the election cycle.
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Department of Labor Rules
For Election of Union Officers

Title IV of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended [PDF], sets forth rules that every union must follow when conducting their election of officers and election of delegates to state conventions, if there will be an election at the state convention.

This publication will help candidates and union election committees comply with the rules.

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Statement Concerning Postal Union
Political Literature on Union Bulletin Boards

Union bulletin boards are union property for the purposes of federal law. Under federal election law, it is illegal to use union property to campaign for union office. This prohibition applies to union bulletin boards, copy machines, and all other union property, and is strictly enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor.

An exception exists if a local union wishes to post political literature on its bulletin board and makes the bulletin board available to all candidates for the office in question on an equal basis.

This means that all candidates for the office in question must be informed of the availability of the bulletin board and given a fair and equal opportunity to have their literature posted.

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