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The federal government has launched an investigation into allegations of vote tampering by officials with Teamsters Local 399, the powerful union representing location managers, casting directors, studio drivers and animal handlers.
The National Labor Relations Board recently notified officers of Local 399 it was investigating claims that the union had "violated the duty of fair representation by conducting a fraudulent membership ratification vote" in July for a new film and TV contract, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
The three-year contract was overwhelmingly approved in July by a vote of 840-208, the union said on its website.
According to the Oct. 15 complaint filed with the NLRB, however, the unusually high margin was the result of voting fraud. Dozens of ballots collected by the union did not have proper identification information to certify that the votes were valid, said Eugene Alford, a veteran transportation coordinator who filed the complaints
Alford, a Texas native who works in Los Angeles, said he had firsthand knowledge of the irregularities because he was asked to help oversee the ballot counting at the union's office in North
http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...t-teamsters-federal-probe-20151023-story.html
The National Labor Relations Board recently notified officers of Local 399 it was investigating claims that the union had "violated the duty of fair representation by conducting a fraudulent membership ratification vote" in July for a new film and TV contract, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
The three-year contract was overwhelmingly approved in July by a vote of 840-208, the union said on its website.
According to the Oct. 15 complaint filed with the NLRB, however, the unusually high margin was the result of voting fraud. Dozens of ballots collected by the union did not have proper identification information to certify that the votes were valid, said Eugene Alford, a veteran transportation coordinator who filed the complaints
Alford, a Texas native who works in Los Angeles, said he had firsthand knowledge of the irregularities because he was asked to help oversee the ballot counting at the union's office in North
http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...t-teamsters-federal-probe-20151023-story.html
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