Dole v. Local Union 375, Union Plumbers International Union of America, Afl-Cio

921 F.2d 969 136 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2089 , 117 Lab.Cas. P 10,475 Elizabeth H. DOLE * , Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LOCAL UNION 375, PLUMBERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO; J.L. Arsenault, an individual; Political, Educational Legislative, Charity and Defense Fund of Plumbers Local Union 375, AFL-CIO, a/k/a Voluntary Fund, Defendants-Appellants. No. 90-35111. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 6, 1990. Decided Dec. 28, 1990. William K. Jermain, Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendants-appellants. Robert D. Kamenshine, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Before TANG, O'SCANNLAIN and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: INTRODUCTION Acting pursuant to its authority under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. Secs. 401 et seq. ("LMRDA"), the Department of Labor commenced in 1986 a routine compliance audit of Local Union 375, Plumbers International Union of America, AFL-CIO ("the Union"). In the course of this audit, the…