United States District Court 

Eastern District of Michigan 

Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, 

United States Department of Labor, 

Plaintiff, No: 2:14-cv-12804 

 

v. 

 Honorable Gerald E. Rosen 

Service Employees International Mag Judge R. Steven Whalen 

Union, Healthcare Michigan,

Defendant. 

Notice of Filing Certification of Election 

Plaintiff, Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of 

Labor (“Secretary” or “Plaintiff”), filed a complaint against Defendant, Service 

Employees International Union, Healthcare Michigan (“Defendant” or the “Local 

Union”) under Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 

1959, 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. (“LMRDA” or the “Act”). Plaintiff’s action sought 

to have the Defendant’s officer elections for the offices of President, SecretaryTreasurer, Recording Secretary, Vice President Nursing Home Division, Vice 

President Home Care Division, Vice President Hospital Division, Vice President 

Nurse Alliance Division, Vice President Detroit Medical Center, Vice President 

Oakwood Health Care Systems, Vice President Mercy Health Partners, Nursing 

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Home Executive Board Region 2, Home Care Executive Board Region 2, Hospital 

Executive Board Region 2, Nursing Home Executive Board Region 3, and Hospital 

Executive Board Region 5, which were concluded on March 22, 2013, be declared 

void, and requested that a new election for those offices be conducted under the 

supervision of the Plaintiff. 

On November 14, 2014, the parties filed a Stipulation of Settlement and 

Order, (“Stipulation and Order”), Doc. #6. The Stipulation and Order provided 

that the Secretary would supervise the Local Union’s next regularly scheduled 

election of the above-listed offices, which was to be concluded on or before March 

22, 2016. Further, the Stipulation and Order provided that this Court would retain 

jurisdiction of this action, and after completion of the supervised election, Plaintiff 

would certify to the Court the name of the persons so elected, and that such 

election was conducted in accordance with Title IV of the Act, and insofar as 

lawful and practicable, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Union’s 

Constitution and Bylaws. 

The Secretary supervised the Local Union’s election of officers, which was 

completed on January 27, 2016. There were no challenged positions, as all 

nominated candidates were unopposed. The Secretary received no election 

protests during the election protest period. Accordingly, the Secretary concluded 

that the Local Union’s election complied with Title IV of the LMRDA and was 

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conducted, insofar as lawful and practicable, in accordance with the Local Union’s 

Constitution and Bylaws. 

Pursuant to the Stipulation and Order dated November 14, 2014 (Doc. #6), 

Plaintiff files herewith the Certification of Election. Plaintiff simultaneously 

submits, via the Court’s “utilities” function, an order declaring the duly elected 

officers and dismissing this matter. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Barbara L. McQuade 

United States Attorney 

s/Laura Anne Sagolla 

Laura Anne Sagolla 

Assistant United States Attorney 

211 W. Fort St., Suite 2001 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

(313) 226-9774 

Email: laura.sagolla@usdoj.gov 

Dated: June 10, 2016 

 

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Certificate of Service 

I hereby certify that on June 10, 2016, I electronically filed the foregoing 

paper with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system, which will send 

notification of such filing to the following: 

David R. Radtke 

 

s/Laura Anne Sagolla 

Laura Anne Sagolla 

Assistant United States Attorney 

211 W. Fort St., Suite 2001 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

(313) 226-9774 

Email: laura.sagolla@usdoj.gov 

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