NALC HQ: Frequently asked IRS questions

NALC Secretary-Treasurer Nicole Rhine addresses a few frequently asked IRS-related questions in her column in The Postal Record. She also encourages branch officers to download a free copy of the NALC Branch Officer’s Guide to Finance and Administration. Frequently asked IRS questions

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DOL Announces Final Rule To Increase Financial Transparency for Unions

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced a final rule to establish the “Form T-1” Trust Annual Report that requires unions to file annual financial reports concerning their trusts. These annual reports will increase the financial transparency of unions and ensure that members have access to information…

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Lawsuit seeks to nullify APWU Manchester Local’s election of officers

2019 OLMS Civil Enforcement Actions (updated 7-1-19) On June 17, 2019, in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the Department filed suit against American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 230 (located in Manchester, N.H.). The lawsuit seeks to nullify the union’s March 2, 2019 election of the offices of president,…

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Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the 2016 APWU National Election

Attached are the 2016 APWU Election rules that were published in March 2016.  The APWU Election Committee has a rule in Section VII that requires that endorsements of candidates be voted on at a regular membership meeting.  Some locals and state organizations may be unaware of it. An Improper Executive Board Endorsement:

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Pittsburgh Area Local violated LMRDA and APWU election rules (Updated: DOL letter added June 10)

THE LOCAL IS GUILTY AS CHARGED! UPDATED: Click Here for May 22, 2014 U.S. DOL Letter to APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Chapter President John P. Richards (letter added to this post June 10, 2014) That is the conclusion of the US Department Of Labor in a May 22, 2014 finding that evaluated the Local’s conduct in the…

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