Title IV expressly provides for the right of a member to vote for and otherwise support the candidates of his choice without being subject to penalty, discipline, or improper interference or reprisal of any kind by the labor organization conducting the election or any officer or member thereof.
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50 Act, section 401(e). In Wirtz v. Local 1752, ILA, 56 LRRM 2303, 49 L.C. ¶ 18,998 (S.D. Miss. 1963), the court, under its equitable jurisdiction, granted a preliminary injunction on the motion of the Secretary to enjoin a union from taking disciplinary action against a member. The member had filed a complaint with the Secretary under section 402(a) that resulted in the Secretary filing suit under 402(b).
authority: Secs. 401, 402, 73 Stat. 532, 534 (
29 U.S.C. 481,
482; Secretary's Order No. 03-2012, 77 FR 69376, November 16, 2012
source: 38 FR 18324, July 9, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 29 CFR 452.105