IN RE: ANGEL GARCES, Protestor.
Protest Decision 2011 ESD 151
Issued: March 7, 2011
OES Case No. P-126-021011-NE
Angel Garces, member of Local Union 854, filed a pre-election protest pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2 of the Rules for the 2010-2011 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election ("Rules"). The protest alleged that Local Union 854 distributed union-funded campaign literature entitled "Daniel Gatto Gets Justice for Kimberly Sessions" that lauds the efforts of local union president Dan Gatto in challenging Sessions' termination from employment. Gatto was nominated for delegate on a slate that includes incumbent local union officers. Sessions was nominated for alternate delegate on a slate opposing Gatto's slate. The protest alleged that the local union publication was distributed to influence the election of delegates and alternate delegates, in violation of the Rules.
In addition to Sessions, two other candidates, Gary Ham and protestor Garces, were nominated in opposition to Gatto's slate. In Eligibility of Ham, et al, 2011 ESD 138 (February 25, 2011), appeal pending, we found Ham ineligible for nomination as delegate and ineligible to nominate Sessions and Garces. As a result of our decision, the candidates nominated on Gatto's slate were unopposed and thereby deemed elected.
Accordingly, we DENY this protest as MOOT. In the event our decision in Eligibility of Ham is reversed, we will reopen this matter.
Any interested party not satisfied with this determination may request a hearing before the Election Appeals Master within two (2) working days of receipt of this decision. The parties are reminded that, absent extraordinary circumstances, no party may rely upon evidence that was not presented to the Office of the Election Supervisor in any such appeal. Requests for a hearing shall be made in writing, shall specify the bnasis for the appeal, and shall be served upon:
Kenneth Conboy
Election Appeals Master
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, New York 10022
Fax: (212) 751-4864
Copies of the request for hearing must be served upon the parties, as well as upon the Election Supervisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 421 L, Washington, D.C. 20006, all within the time prescribed above. A copy of the protest must accompany the request for hearing.
Richard W. Mark
Election Supervisor
cc: Kenneth Conboy
2011 ESD 151
DISTRIBUTION LIST (BY EMAIL UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED):
Bradley T. Raymond, General Counsel
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
braymond@teamster.org
David J. Hoffa
Hoffa Hall 2011
1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 730
Washington, D.C. 20036
hoffadav@hotmail.com
Ken Paff
Teamsters for a Democratic Union
P.O. Box 10128
Detroit, MI 48210-0128
ken@tdu.org
Barbara Harvey
1394 E. Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48207
blmharvey@sbcglobal.net
Fred Gegare
P.O. Box 9663
Green Bay, WI 54308-9663
kirchmanb@yahoo.com
Scott D. Soldon
3541 N. Summit Avenue
Shorewood, WI 53211
scottsoldon@gmail.com
Fred Zuckerman, President
Teamsters Local Union 89
3813 Taylor Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40215
fredzuckerman@aol.com
Robert M. Colone, Esq.
P.O. Box 272
Sellersburg, IN 47172-0272
rmcolone@hotmail.com
Carl Biers
Box 424, 315 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
info@SandyPope2011.org
Julian Gonzalez
Lewis, Clifton & Nikolaidis, P.C.
350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1800
New York, NY 10001-5013
jgonzalez@lcnlaw.com
Angel Garces
880 St. Nicholas Avenue, Apt. 35
New York, NY 10032
garcesgeronimo2@hotmail.com
Kimberly Sessions
199 Tapscott Street
Brooklyn, NY 11212
myapplejones@gmail.com
Daniel Gatto, President
Teamsters Local Union 854
764 St. Luke's Place
Baldwin, NY 11510
dglocal854@optonline.net
Walter Kane
Cary Kane LLP
New York, NY 10018
wkane@carykane.com
Deborah Schaaf
1118 Coddington Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
debschaaf33@gmail.com
David F. Reilly
22 West Main Street
Wickford, RI 02852
dreilly@dfresq.com
Maria S. Ho
Office of the Election Supervisor
1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 421 L
Washington, D.C. 20006
mho@ibtvote.org
Kathryn Naylor
Office of the Election Supervisor
1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 421 L
Washington, D.C. 20006
knaylor@ibtvote.org
Jeffrey Ellison
214 S. Main Street, Ste. 210
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
EllisonEsq@aol.com