179.18 DEFINITIONS; MINNESOTA LABOR UNION DEMOCRACY ACT. Subdivision 1. Persons. “Persons” includes individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, trustees, and receivers. Subd. 2. Labor organization. “Labor organization” means any organization of employees or of persons seeking employment which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances […]
179.19 ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATION. The officers of every labor organization shall be elected for such terms, not exceeding four years, as the constitution or bylaws may provide. The election shall be by secret ballot. The constitution or bylaws may provide for multiple choice voting, nomination by primaries or runoff elections, or other […]
179.20 NOTICE OF ELECTIONS GIVEN. Subdivision 1. Publication. No election required hereunder shall be valid unless reasonable notice thereof shall have been given to all persons eligible to vote thereat. Proof of publication of notice of an election in a trade union paper of general circulation among the membership of the union holding such election […]
179.21 REPORTS OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. It is hereby made the duty of the officer of every labor organization who is charged with responsibility of money and property thereof to furnish to the members thereof in good standing a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the labor organization from the date of the next […]
179.22 LABOR REFEREE. The commissioner may from time to time appoint labor referees for particular disputes under sections 179.18 to 179.25. Such appointment shall be for the duration only of the particular dispute. Such labor referees shall be paid a per diem allowance not to exceed that established for arbitrators in section 179A.16, subdivision 8, […]
179.231 VIOLATIONS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner may appoint referee. Whenever it reasonably appears to the commissioner that a labor organization has failed to comply with any of the requirements of sections 179.18 to 179.25, the commissioner may appoint a labor referee to act in the dispute. Subd. 2. Hearing. Within ten days of appointment, the labor […]
179.25 CITATION, LABOR UNION DEMOCRACY ACT. Sections 179.18 to 179.25 may be cited as the “Minnesota Labor Union Democracy Act.” History: 1943 c 625 s 8
