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Nature of Suit Code: 730
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Report &amp; Disclosure
Cause of Action: 29:0401 Labor Management Disclosure Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ELAINE L. CHAO, Secretary of Labor, 

United States Department of Labor, 

 Plaintiff, 

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LOCAL 10, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE 

AND WAREHOUSE UNION, 

 Defendant. 

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SETTLEMENT STIPULATION AND 

PROPOSED ORDER 

 

WHEREAS, the Secretary filed this action on May 25, 2007 under Title IV of the LaborManagement Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. §§ 481 et seq. (hereinafter “the 

Act”), seeking an order declaring to void the results of Local 10’s December 2006 regularly 

scheduled election for the offices of Vice President, Business Agents, Executive Board members, 

and Caucus and Convention delegates, and further seeking an order directing Local 10 to 

conduct a new election, including nominations, for those offices under the supervision of the 

Secretary; and 

WHEREAS, the Secretary contends that Local 10 violated the candidate eligibility 

provision of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 481(e), during the conduct of its December 2006 election, by 

applying a candidacy qualification not contained in its constitution, bylaws or any duly enacted 

rule; 

WHEREAS, Local 10 contends that it did not violate the candidate eligibility provision 

of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 481(e), during the conduct of its December 2006 election, by applying a 

candidacy qualification not contained in its constitution, bylaws or any duly enacted rule; 

WHEREAS, the parties to this action now wish to resolve this litigation fully and 

amicably without the necessity of further litigation; 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED TO AND AGREED, by and between the parties to this 

action, through their undersigned counsel, and IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED 

that: 

1. The Secretary and Local 10 have entered into a Stipulation of Settlement for the 

sole purpose of resolving this action and for no other purpose. 

2. The Secretary shall supervise a new election, with new nominations. This 

supervised election will occur simultaneously with the Secretary's supervised election of Local 

10's December 2007 election of officers for the positions of Trustees and Executive Board 

members, held pursuant to this Court's October 25, 2007, Order in the case Chao v. Longshore 

Local 10, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Civil Action No. 06-4668 VRW, 

concerning Local 10's December 2005 election of officers. Local 10 agrees to settle this suit by 

holding one supervised election to resolve the issues surrounding both the December 2005 and 

the December 2006 officer elections. Consequently, the Secretary's supervision will encompass 

the following LMRDA-covered offices, namely Vice President, two Business Agents, five 

Trustees, thirty-five Executive Board members, and ten Caucus and Convention Delegates. 

These positions include all offices affected in Local 10's 2005 and 2006 officer elections. 

3. The supervised election shall be conducted in accordance with Title IV of the Act 

(29 U.S.C. §§ 481 et seq.) and, insofar as is lawful and practicable, in accordance with Local 10's 

Constitution and the Constitution of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union 

(“International"). The winner of the supervised election shall serve the remainder of the term of 

office as specified in the Local 10 Constitution. 

4. All decisions as to the interpretation or application of Title IV of the Act and the 

Local 10 Constitution and International Constitution solely as to the conduct of the supervised 

election for the offices of Vice President, two Business Agents, five Trustees, thirty-five 

Executive Board members, and ten Caucus and Convention are to be made by the Secretary or 

her representative. Such decisions shall be final, unless and until any such decision is, on 

application of Local 10, set aside by the Court. 

5. Because of the immediacy of Local 10's contract caucus scheduled for January 28, 

2008, the Secretary agrees to install the duly elected officers immediately after the tally of the 

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primary election or, for positions where a runoff election is required, immediately after the 

runoff election. If the Secretary's supervision of Local 10's election cannot be completed before 

the end of the current one-year term established in the Local 10 Constitution, the current officers 

and delegates will remain in office until the supervised election is completed. The winners of the 

supervised election shall serve the remainder of the term of office as specified in the Local 10 

Constitution. 

6. The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this action following the entry of this Order. 

After completion of the election specified in paragraph 2 above, the Secretary shall certify to the 

Court the names of those elected in said election, and she shall further certify that such election 

was conducted in accordance with Title IV of the Act and with the provisions of Local 10's 

Constitution and the International Constitution to the extent lawful and practicable. Upon the 

Court’s receipt and approval of such certification, it shall enter a final judgment declaring that 

such persons have been elected, as shown by such certification, to serve the remainder of the 

one-year term of office. Such judgment shall further provide that each party will bear its own 

fees and expenses incurred by such party in connection with any stage of this proceeding. 

7. Local 10 agrees to waive appeal of the November 5, 2007, judgment in Chao v. Local 

 10, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Civil Action No. 06-4668 VRW. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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HON. VAUGHN R. WALKER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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Entry Stipulated and Consented to: 

_/s/ Beth A. Ross_______________ 

BETH A. ROSS 

Leonard Carder, LLP 

1188 Franklin Street, Suite 201 

San Francisco, CA 94109 

Attorney for Defendant 

International Longshore and Warehouse 

Union, Local 10 

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS 

United States Attorney 

_/s/ David M. Kahn for Isabella Del Santo

ISABELLA M. DEL SANTO 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor, 

U.S. Department of Labor 

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