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Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Local 568, Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-21644

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

K. Michael Moore

Firms

Phillips Richard

June 06, 2023
Fla. Union Lawfully Barred Officer From Election, Judge Says

A Transport Workers Union of America affiliate didn't violate federal labor law by preventing a former union officer from running in an internal union election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, tossing the U.S. Department of Labor's claims that the ex-official wasn't given a fair hearing over discipline.
March 13, 2023
DOL Says Fla. Union Officer Voting Was Tainted By Discipline

The Department of Labor urged a Florida federal judge to authorize a new officer election at a Miami-area Transport Workers Union of America local, saying an ex-officer was unfairly blocked from running because a union executive board member accused him of withholding passwords to union accounts.
February 07, 2023
TWU Local Sinks Part Of DOL Suit Over Officer Discipline

A Florida federal judge has trimmed the U.S. Department of Labor's lawsuit against a Transport Workers Union local, saying the agency lacked proof that a former local president was inadequately notified of disciplinary charges against him after he allegedly withheld passwords to union accounts.
August 15, 2022
DOL Says Union Can't Nix Challenge To Ex-Officer's Discipline

The U.S. Department of Labor is fighting to preserve its suit claiming a Transport Workers Union local improperly blocked a member from running for office, urging a Florida federal judge on Monday to reject the union's dismissal bid.
August 03, 2022
Union Fights DOL's Challenge To Ex-Officer's Discipline

A Transport Workers Union local told a Florida federal judge that it made a former leader aware he could be suspended following a disciplinary hearing over allegations that he withheld passwords to union social media accounts, so the U.S. Department of Labor's lawsuit claiming otherwise should be tossed.
May 31, 2022
DOL Wants Redo Of Transport Workers Union Local Election

Officials at a Transport Workers Union of America local unlawfully blocked a member from running in a recent officers' election, the U.S. Department of Labor said in a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court.