If a membership category can only vote on its own CBA, should the union answer “Yes” in Column (C) of Schedule 13?
A. The instructions for Schedule 13 indicate that Column (C) should be answered “Yes” if the category of members is generally eligible to vote in all elections held by the labor organization. If the only type of election in which a category of members can vote is on its own collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and it is excluded from other votes such as officer elections, “Yes” should not be checked and the voting restrictions should be described in Item 69. However, if members of a certain category are eligible to vote in all types of union elections but can vote only for their own CBA (and are restricted merely from voting on the CBA of members in other collective bargaining units), “Yes” should be checked.
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