HERMAN v. LOCAL 1011, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AM.

No. 99-3146.

207 F.3d 924 (2000)

Alexis M. HERMAN, Secretary of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOCAL 1011, UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, CLC, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. McQuade (argued), Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Leon Dayan (argued), Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

Section 401(e) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. § 481(e), makes all union members in good standing eligible to run for office in the union's elections subject to "reasonable qualifications uniformly imposed." The constitution of the steelworkers international union conditions eligibility for local office on the member's having attended at least eight of the local's monthly meetings (or been excused from...

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