No. 23-1054

Christine Boardman v. Service Employees International Union, aka SEIU, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: due-process equal-rights first-amendment-rights free-speech labor-management-reporting-disclosure-act labor-union-rights membership-rights trusteeship-power union-official-protections union-trusteeship
Latest Conference: 2024-05-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does a trustee of an international union during the course of a trusteeship have a right under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 411 (a) (5) to deprive an elected local union official and member of membership rights without written specific charges being filed, a reasonable time for a defense and conducting a full and fair hearing?

2. Does a trustee of an international union during the course of a trusteeship have a right under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 411 (a) 1 and (2) to deprive an elected union official and member of equal rights and privileges within the local union to attend regular membership meetings, to participate in the deliberations and to vote upon the business of such meetings?

3. Does a trustee of an international union during the course of a trusteeship have a right under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. 411 (a) (2), to deprive an elected union official and member of a right to attend membership meetings and assemble freely with other members and to express views upon any business that is properly before the meeting?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a trustee of an international union during the course of a trusteeship have a right under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to deprive an elected local union official and member of membership rights?

Docket Entries

2024-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-04-25
Waiver of right of respondent Service Employees International Union, et al. to respond filed.
2024-03-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 25, 2024)

Attorneys

Christine Boardman
Patrick E. DeadySchoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC, Petitioner
Service Employees International Union, et al.
Leon DayanBredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C., Respondent