{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-417.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 417.16","heading":"Initiation of proceedings.","body":"(a) Any member of a local labor organization may file a complaint with the Office of Labor-Management Standards alleging that following a finding by the Administrative Review Board pursuant to subpart A that the constitution and bylaws of the labor organization pertaining to the removal of officers are inadequate, or a stipulation of compliance with the provisions of section 401(h) of the Act reached with the Chief, DOE in connection with a prior charge of the inadequacy of a union's constitution and bylaws to remove officers, as provided in subpart A of this part, the labor organization (1) has failed to act within a reasonable time, or (2) has violated the procedures agreed to with the Chief, DOE, or (3) has violated the principles governing adequate removal procedures under § 417.2(b).\n(b) The complaint must be filed pursuant to section 402(a) of the Act within one calendar month after one of the two following conditions has been met:\n(1) The member has exhausted the remedies available to him under the constitution and bylaws of the organization, or\n(2) The member has invoked such remedies without obtaining a final decision within three calendar months after invoking them.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER A—LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS","PART 417—PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATION OFFICERS","Subpart B—Procedures Upon Failure of Union To Take Appropriate Remedial Action Following Subpart A Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"dc888c680dd14d85d0d52477ac8569e003a3518a7723c94c0a4ff3983152a2ce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-417.15","next":"us/29-cfr-417.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}