Dear Mr. Chairman: I am requesting that your committee investigate the January 9, 1997 I.A.M. & A.W. District Lodge 751 union officer elections in Washington state and all subsequent union officer elctions held to date as well as the Department of Labor's decision not to set aside the election results and hold new supervised elections. As you know, the D.O.L./O.L.M.S. did confirm violations of both Federal Law and union election rules that did affect the election outcome in the 174 vote margin of victory in the January 9, 1997 union officer elections.In that election Bill Johnson and his slate, the "Dedicated Unionists" and in subsequent union officer elections held January 11, 2001 Mark Blondin(Bill Johnson's hand picked succesor) and this same political slate received both union and company contributions that were not afforded any other candidates. [Reference the Congressional Report, " The American Worker Project" @ (www.house.gov/ed_workforce/oversight/awp/awpreport/voice.pdf).] I am an active voter who cares about the rights of union members to have clean elections and open democracy in choosing their leadership.If the law and union rules are violated then those found in violation of the law should be prosecuted and barred from holding union office. Tainted elections should be re-run under supervision of competent legal authority. Respectfully, http://www.youaretheuniontib.com

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