Whoops... DOL requires AAUP to re-run its election

http://chronicle.com/article/AAUP-Will-Reconduct-2011/130898/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

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Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
Voluntary Compliance Agreements 2012
On January 23, 2012, OLMS entered into a voluntary compliance agreement with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), located in Washington, D.C., concerning its election of officers completed on April 15, 2011.  The OLMS investigation concluded that there was a lack of secrecy because the third party balloting agent could determine how members voted, a person who was no longer a member was a candidate, the nomination notice  for the Association of State Conferences (ASC) Chair position was inadequate when it was only emailed to members for whom the union had email addresses, some members were denied the right to vote in that they were not informed that the electronic ballot could not be sent to certain institutional email addresses or they were not sent an electronic ballot even though they provided a personal email address, and the union failed to provide adequate safeguards when employers and AAUP employees had access to some members’ voting credentials.  The union agreed to conduct new nominations and a new election for the ASC Chair and new nominations, if needed, and a new election for three at-large council members and District 1 through 10 council members under OLMS supervision.  The agreement follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. 
On January 13, 2012, OLMS entered into a voluntary compliance agreement with International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1969 (located in Portage, Ind.), concerning the union’s non-uniform application and retroactive use of a candidate qualification.  The union agreed to conduct new nominations, a new election for the offices of president, business agent, and auditor, and an installation of officers under OLMS supervision.  The agreement follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office.
On January 9, 2012, OLMS entered into a voluntary compliance agreement with Our Virgin Islands Labor Union (located in Christiansted, St Croix), concerning the union’s failure to hold its regularly scheduled election of officers and representative council.  The union agreed to conduct nominations, an election, and installation of officers and representative council under OLMS supervision.  The agreement follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta District Office.