LIUNA Independent Hearing Officer

Attn: Peter Vaira, Esq.

VAIRA & RILEY, P.C.  
1600 Market Street, Suite 2650
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7226  
(Philadelphia County)  
Telephone: 215-751-2700  
Facsimile: 215-751-9420  

 

Laborers Local 5
Attn: Ed Sladowski

By Fax: 215-751-9420 & 708-755-2484

 

Dear Peter:

    Will you please send me by fax and email any communications

you have had with local 5 on this matter and instruct the supervisor   

of local 5 to send me by fax copies of any communications he has 

with your office on this matter. 

 

    I am in the process of obtaining affidavits from  many members who

are willing to swear under oath that they did not receive notice of the

nomination. Will you want these affidavits in support of my protest.?

 

Will you please issue an order to local 5 to obtain a variance from the

International to provide for mail in ballots on behalf of all local 5 members

who meet one of the following conditions:

 

or for any other reason that you determine to be appropriate

 

Will you please issue an order to local 5 to include with the nomination

notice the Rules, Policies, and Wages of Local 5. The members pursuant

to my motion on April 3 voted in favor of sending this information to members, many of

whom do not attend union meetings. Otherwise, I will send the document

via a mailing myself and send the bill for mailing costs to local 5 for payment.

The newly elected boards of local 5 will, I am confident, authorize reimbursement

in the event the supervisor of local 5 does not heed the member's vote specifically

authorizing the dissemination of this information.

 

I am trying to teach the members of local 5 that they control local 5 and that

the decisions of the executive board are always subject to approval of the members at the next union meeting.

Jim McGough

Laborers for JUSTICE

773-878-1002 (tel)

773-409-1503(fax)