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Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
TWU Local 241 appeal denied
Victory in Teamsters Local 901, Puerto Rico by Barbara Harvey, Esq.
Disappointing conclusion to Title 1 case in Bath, ME
IUOE Updates:
Clyde Summers contributions acknowledged in Yablonski article
UDR 199 – December 2012-13
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
A Carpenters Fight for Full Mobility
IBEW Benefit Contributions
In Memoriam: Harry Kelber
In Memoriam: Rochelle Flanders
IUOE 501 update
New Book Offerings
Newark Teachers
Raising Expectations (and raising hell) … by Jane McAlevey
UDR (archived issues)
$100 + Club news
100+ Club News 135
Review: Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
Oral Arguments Heard in Beneli Case
NYC Carpenters In Bylaws Fiasco
100+ Club News 134
Reflections on the US Election: what explains the “Blue Collar” vote?
$100+ Club News #133
60 Years of Rebels and Reformers: Honoring Herman Benson on his 100th Birthday
Gawker Media becomes first online-only media outlet to unionize
Susan Sadlowski Garza, daughter of Ed Sadlowski, wins Chicago Alderman seat
NLRB backs Duquesne adjuncts’ decision to unionize
APWU and USPS in dispute over non-union services in Staples stores
$100+ Club News #132
AUD Documentary Project
Advancing Workers Rights
Election challenge in ATU local 1181
In Memoriam: Lucy Dames
Legalize and Organize
Legalize and Organize
NLRB makes major changes to arbitration deferral policy
$100+ Club News #131
Bill Barry on Staff Unions
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Book Review: Hower’s “Big Brother Unionism? The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Fight for AFSCME’s Future 1961-64.”
The Future of Staff Unions
The Future of Staff Unions
$100+ Club News #130
AFL-CIO Survival and Growth
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
$100+ Club News # 128
Adjunct Faculty Allege Harassment Retaliation While Fighting for Union Democracy
Building the Ranks
AUD Links
Shop
Cart
Become an AUD Associate, and More!
AUD
Year End Fund
Appeal
Menu
Home
About Us
Contact Form
Legal Rights and Organizing
About the LMRDA and the Union Members’ Bill of Rights
Union Member’s Bill of Rights
Handout: Basic Democratic Rights of Rank and File Union Members
Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
TWU Local 241 appeal denied
Victory in Teamsters Local 901, Puerto Rico by Barbara Harvey, Esq.
Disappointing conclusion to Title 1 case in Bath, ME
IUOE Updates:
Clyde Summers contributions acknowledged in Yablonski article
UDR 199 – December 2012-13
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
A Carpenters Fight for Full Mobility
IBEW Benefit Contributions
In Memoriam: Harry Kelber
In Memoriam: Rochelle Flanders
IUOE 501 update
New Book Offerings
Newark Teachers
Raising Expectations (and raising hell) … by Jane McAlevey
UDR (archived issues)
$100 + Club news
100+ Club News 135
Review: Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
Oral Arguments Heard in Beneli Case
NYC Carpenters In Bylaws Fiasco
100+ Club News 134
Reflections on the US Election: what explains the “Blue Collar” vote?
$100+ Club News #133
60 Years of Rebels and Reformers: Honoring Herman Benson on his 100th Birthday
Gawker Media becomes first online-only media outlet to unionize
Susan Sadlowski Garza, daughter of Ed Sadlowski, wins Chicago Alderman seat
NLRB backs Duquesne adjuncts’ decision to unionize
APWU and USPS in dispute over non-union services in Staples stores
$100+ Club News #132
AUD Documentary Project
Advancing Workers Rights
Election challenge in ATU local 1181
In Memoriam: Lucy Dames
Legalize and Organize
Legalize and Organize
NLRB makes major changes to arbitration deferral policy
$100+ Club News #131
Bill Barry on Staff Unions
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Book Review: Hower’s “Big Brother Unionism? The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Fight for AFSCME’s Future 1961-64.”
The Future of Staff Unions
The Future of Staff Unions
$100+ Club News #130
AFL-CIO Survival and Growth
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
$100+ Club News # 128
Adjunct Faculty Allege Harassment Retaliation While Fighting for Union Democracy
Building the Ranks
AUD Links
Shop
Cart
Become an AUD Associate, and More!
AUD
Year End Fund
Appeal
Home
About Us
Contact Form
Legal Rights and Organizing
About the LMRDA and the Union Members’ Bill of Rights
Union Member’s Bill of Rights
Handout: Basic Democratic Rights of Rank and File Union Members
Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
TWU Local 241 appeal denied
Victory in Teamsters Local 901, Puerto Rico by Barbara Harvey, Esq.
Disappointing conclusion to Title 1 case in Bath, ME
IUOE Updates:
Clyde Summers contributions acknowledged in Yablonski article
UDR 199 – December 2012-13
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
A Carpenters Fight for Full Mobility
IBEW Benefit Contributions
In Memoriam: Harry Kelber
In Memoriam: Rochelle Flanders
IUOE 501 update
New Book Offerings
Newark Teachers
Raising Expectations (and raising hell) … by Jane McAlevey
UDR (archived issues)
$100 + Club news
100+ Club News 135
Review: Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
Oral Arguments Heard in Beneli Case
NYC Carpenters In Bylaws Fiasco
100+ Club News 134
Reflections on the US Election: what explains the “Blue Collar” vote?
$100+ Club News #133
60 Years of Rebels and Reformers: Honoring Herman Benson on his 100th Birthday
Gawker Media becomes first online-only media outlet to unionize
Susan Sadlowski Garza, daughter of Ed Sadlowski, wins Chicago Alderman seat
NLRB backs Duquesne adjuncts’ decision to unionize
APWU and USPS in dispute over non-union services in Staples stores
$100+ Club News #132
AUD Documentary Project
Advancing Workers Rights
Election challenge in ATU local 1181
In Memoriam: Lucy Dames
Legalize and Organize
Legalize and Organize
NLRB makes major changes to arbitration deferral policy
$100+ Club News #131
Bill Barry on Staff Unions
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Book Review: Hower’s “Big Brother Unionism? The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Fight for AFSCME’s Future 1961-64.”
The Future of Staff Unions
The Future of Staff Unions
$100+ Club News #130
AFL-CIO Survival and Growth
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
$100+ Club News # 128
Adjunct Faculty Allege Harassment Retaliation While Fighting for Union Democracy
Building the Ranks
AUD Links
Shop
Cart
Become an AUD Associate, and More!
AUD
Year End Fund
Appeal
Menu
Home
About Us
Contact Form
Legal Rights and Organizing
About the LMRDA and the Union Members’ Bill of Rights
Union Member’s Bill of Rights
Handout: Basic Democratic Rights of Rank and File Union Members
Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
TWU Local 241 appeal denied
Victory in Teamsters Local 901, Puerto Rico by Barbara Harvey, Esq.
Disappointing conclusion to Title 1 case in Bath, ME
IUOE Updates:
Clyde Summers contributions acknowledged in Yablonski article
UDR 199 – December 2012-13
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
A Carpenters Fight for Full Mobility
IBEW Benefit Contributions
In Memoriam: Harry Kelber
In Memoriam: Rochelle Flanders
IUOE 501 update
New Book Offerings
Newark Teachers
Raising Expectations (and raising hell) … by Jane McAlevey
UDR (archived issues)
$100 + Club news
100+ Club News 135
Review: Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
Oral Arguments Heard in Beneli Case
NYC Carpenters In Bylaws Fiasco
100+ Club News 134
Reflections on the US Election: what explains the “Blue Collar” vote?
$100+ Club News #133
60 Years of Rebels and Reformers: Honoring Herman Benson on his 100th Birthday
Gawker Media becomes first online-only media outlet to unionize
Susan Sadlowski Garza, daughter of Ed Sadlowski, wins Chicago Alderman seat
NLRB backs Duquesne adjuncts’ decision to unionize
APWU and USPS in dispute over non-union services in Staples stores
$100+ Club News #132
AUD Documentary Project
Advancing Workers Rights
Election challenge in ATU local 1181
In Memoriam: Lucy Dames
Legalize and Organize
Legalize and Organize
NLRB makes major changes to arbitration deferral policy
$100+ Club News #131
Bill Barry on Staff Unions
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Book Review: Hower’s “Big Brother Unionism? The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Fight for AFSCME’s Future 1961-64.”
The Future of Staff Unions
The Future of Staff Unions
$100+ Club News #130
AFL-CIO Survival and Growth
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
$100+ Club News # 128
Adjunct Faculty Allege Harassment Retaliation While Fighting for Union Democracy
Building the Ranks
AUD Links
Shop
Cart
Become an AUD Associate, and More!
AUD
Year End Fund
Appeal
Home
About Us
Contact Form
Legal Rights and Organizing
About the LMRDA and the Union Members’ Bill of Rights
Union Member’s Bill of Rights
Handout: Basic Democratic Rights of Rank and File Union Members
Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
TWU Local 241 appeal denied
Victory in Teamsters Local 901, Puerto Rico by Barbara Harvey, Esq.
Disappointing conclusion to Title 1 case in Bath, ME
IUOE Updates:
Clyde Summers contributions acknowledged in Yablonski article
UDR 199 – December 2012-13
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
A Carpenters Fight for Full Mobility
IBEW Benefit Contributions
In Memoriam: Harry Kelber
In Memoriam: Rochelle Flanders
IUOE 501 update
New Book Offerings
Newark Teachers
Raising Expectations (and raising hell) … by Jane McAlevey
UDR (archived issues)
$100 + Club news
100+ Club News 135
Review: Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
Oral Arguments Heard in Beneli Case
NYC Carpenters In Bylaws Fiasco
100+ Club News 134
Reflections on the US Election: what explains the “Blue Collar” vote?
$100+ Club News #133
60 Years of Rebels and Reformers: Honoring Herman Benson on his 100th Birthday
Gawker Media becomes first online-only media outlet to unionize
Susan Sadlowski Garza, daughter of Ed Sadlowski, wins Chicago Alderman seat
NLRB backs Duquesne adjuncts’ decision to unionize
APWU and USPS in dispute over non-union services in Staples stores
$100+ Club News #132
AUD Documentary Project
Advancing Workers Rights
Election challenge in ATU local 1181
In Memoriam: Lucy Dames
Legalize and Organize
Legalize and Organize
NLRB makes major changes to arbitration deferral policy
$100+ Club News #131
Bill Barry on Staff Unions
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Book Review: Hower’s “Big Brother Unionism? The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Fight for AFSCME’s Future 1961-64.”
The Future of Staff Unions
The Future of Staff Unions
$100+ Club News #130
AFL-CIO Survival and Growth
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
$100+ Club News # 128
Adjunct Faculty Allege Harassment Retaliation While Fighting for Union Democracy
Building the Ranks
AUD Links
Shop
Cart
Become an AUD Associate, and More!
AUD
Year End Fund
Appeal
Menu
Home
About Us
Contact Form
Legal Rights and Organizing
About the LMRDA and the Union Members’ Bill of Rights
Union Member’s Bill of Rights
Handout: Basic Democratic Rights of Rank and File Union Members
Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
TWU Local 241 appeal denied
Victory in Teamsters Local 901, Puerto Rico by Barbara Harvey, Esq.
Disappointing conclusion to Title 1 case in Bath, ME
IUOE Updates:
Clyde Summers contributions acknowledged in Yablonski article
UDR 199 – December 2012-13
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
Association for Union Democracy: Documentary
A Carpenters Fight for Full Mobility
IBEW Benefit Contributions
In Memoriam: Harry Kelber
In Memoriam: Rochelle Flanders
IUOE 501 update
New Book Offerings
Newark Teachers
Raising Expectations (and raising hell) … by Jane McAlevey
UDR (archived issues)
$100 + Club news
100+ Club News 135
Review: Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
Oral Arguments Heard in Beneli Case
NYC Carpenters In Bylaws Fiasco
100+ Club News 134
Reflections on the US Election: what explains the “Blue Collar” vote?
$100+ Club News #133
60 Years of Rebels and Reformers: Honoring Herman Benson on his 100th Birthday
Gawker Media becomes first online-only media outlet to unionize
Susan Sadlowski Garza, daughter of Ed Sadlowski, wins Chicago Alderman seat
NLRB backs Duquesne adjuncts’ decision to unionize
APWU and USPS in dispute over non-union services in Staples stores
$100+ Club News #132
AUD Documentary Project
Advancing Workers Rights
Election challenge in ATU local 1181
In Memoriam: Lucy Dames
Legalize and Organize
Legalize and Organize
NLRB makes major changes to arbitration deferral policy
$100+ Club News #131
Bill Barry on Staff Unions
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Book Review: Hower’s “Big Brother Unionism? The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Fight for AFSCME’s Future 1961-64.”
The Future of Staff Unions
The Future of Staff Unions
$100+ Club News #130
AFL-CIO Survival and Growth
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
$100+ Club News # 128
Adjunct Faculty Allege Harassment Retaliation While Fighting for Union Democracy
Building the Ranks
AUD Links
Shop
Cart
Become an AUD Associate, and More!
AUD
Year End Fund
Appeal
Menu
Home
About Us
Contact Form
Legal Rights and Organizing
About the LMRDA and the Union Members’ Bill of Rights
Union Member’s Bill of Rights
Handout: Basic Democratic Rights of Rank and File Union Members
Three important sources of democratic rights online
Union Reporting Requirements
How to get your union’s LM-2 and other financial reports
Trusteeships
Elections
How to Get an Honest Union Election (excerpt)
Twelve tips for an internet election campaign
Fiduciary Duties
Constitutions and By-laws
Does your union notify members of their democratic rights?
Court to IAM: Inform members of their rights
A Word on Enforcement and Organizing
Questions and Answers about Legal Rights and Union Democracy
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
Can’t get the union constitution
Defending free speech without going to court ?
Electioneering by union staff
Forming a caucus
Forming a caucus
Free speech and web page
Free speech and web page
Getting an audit of the union finances
Grievances: do I have to go through the union?
How can we change unions?
How can we change unions?
No election of delegates to union convention?
Officer using the union credit card for personal expenses
Thrown out of the meeting and brought up on charges
Voting rules: do I have to vote for all three?
What if our union is put under a federal RICO monitorship?
Who should see the membership lists in an election?
Withholding dues
Women in non-traditional trades: working for change
Your Job, Your Rights: an introduction to grievances and union representation
Introduction
Maribel’s Story
Manuel’s Story
More resources
Sample letters for enforcing your democratic rights
Sample Letter #1 To Get a Copy of Your Union Contract
Sample Letter #2 To Get a Copy of Your Union Constitution or Bylaws
Sample Letter #3 To File a Grievance
Sample Letter #4 To Follow Up On A Grievance You Filed
Sample Letter #5 To Inquire About Hiring Hall Procedures, Rules, and Lists
Sample Letter #6 To Verify Your Eligibility To Run For Office
Sample Letter #7 To Conduct Mailings in a Union Election Campaign
AUD handouts you can use to promote union democracy
Cuatro Derechos Básicos de los/las Trabajadores/as Dentro de la Unión
Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online
AUD’s Union Democracy Benchmarks
A Draft Bill of Rights for Building Trades Unionists
Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing
The Complete Text of the LMRDA
Introduction
TITLE I — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE II — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS
TITLE III — TRUSTEESHIPS
TITLE IV – ELECTIONS
TITLE V-SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
TITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE VII — AMENDMENTS TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947, AS AMENDED
Definitions
Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policy
Endnotes
Mentoring Available for New Union Democracy Lawyers
Selected UDR / $100 + news
Union Democracy Review
UDR 211 May/June 2017
Union Democracy Advocate Wins Office in Gas Workers 555
Obscure Designation Flummoxes Reform Group in Bakery Workers local
In Memoriam: Erwin Baur (1915-2016)
Subscribe today !
UDR 210 Jan/Feb 2017
Charges Filed against IBT Sec’y-Treasurer Ken Hall amid Fraught Teamsters Election
Meeting Attendance Rule Waived in Utility Workers Local G-555 election
UDR 209 July/August 2016
Incumbent Unity Caucus Prevails in NYC UFT Election
Attempts to Gut Jones Act Concern US Maritime Unionists
MEBA Bylaws Change Provokes Debate Between AMO and MEBA officials
IBEWer’s federal suit attacks “Right-to-Reject”
In Memoriam: Tim Brown
IUOE reform candidates face uphill battle
The quest for fair play in IBEW Local 776
UDR 208 February/March 2016
Rank and file protest UFCW Local 1149 leadership, demand Reform
Labor relations and racial discrimination in the construction trades
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
Beneli v. NLRB: Local 428 Operating Engineer Keeps Fighting
New kind of opposition in UFT?
UDR 207 Nov/Dec 2015
New leadership for NY Public Employees Federation
Trade Union Women
Running for office in Gas Workers Local G555, Northeast Ohio
The benefits of union representation as demonstrated by Tom Brady
UDR 206 May/June 2015
Teamsters Consent Decree to be phased out after 25 years
Member wonders if union’s lawsuit defense was really worth the cost
IAM dissident finds recourse with NRLB
Why can’t disabled Ironworkers in Atlanta get their pensions?
UDR 205 – January/February 2015
Big win for university faculty
Campaign Called for Greater Democracy, Transparency: Challengers Win Top Posts in AMO Election
In Memoriam: Lucille Dames
Meeting attendance rule in Utility Workers local disqualifies reform candidates
Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellows authorize strike after negotiation impasse
UBC Lawsuits Alleging RICO/LMRDA and DFR Violations by AFL-CIO Dismissed on Appeal
What’s new in the NEW Caucus
Women still struggling for equal opportunities in Plumbers Union
UDR 204 – June/July 2014
Carpenters win big in free speech case
Member Discussion Board closed off with No Explanation: 233 Disabled Pilots Barred from Allied Pilots Association website
More Trouble in the American Maritime Officers union: Complaint by elected officer charges AMO president with “oppression” and with defying democratic vote
UDR 203 – April/May 2014
AUD files amicus brief in NLRB “deferral” case
Final victory in Teamsters 901, Puerto Rico retaliation lawsuit
Historic rerun in IAM International election
Legal victory for rank-and- file carpenters in free speech and elections case
No DFR recourse for NY State public sector employees
UBC International reverses Local’s ruling: Elected NY Carpenters delegate removed from office and denied right to participate in rerun
UDR 202 – January/February 2014
Democracy Battles Continue to Pay off for MEBA Members, But Industry Changes Bring Ongoing and Future Challenges
Book review: Morris’ Built in Detroit A Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
Inequality: The defining challenge of our time
Save our Unions – a battle cry, and a must-read
UDR 201 – November/December 2013
Teamster Official Suspended over threats to members
Union Democracy in Action: Member’s Hiring Hall Problem Solved
Who Will Be The Next NUHW 16?
UDR 200 – July/August 2013
Getting ready for the future: Replying to an invitation from Rich Trumka
In Memoriam: Alan Reitman
Confusion Brewing in the Courts Over Union Members’ Free Speech by Michael J. Goldberg, Esq.
Update: EST Michael Bilello Vetoed
No Union for Reopened Hostess Plants
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