Would the $10,000 threshold for “significant” contributions include receipts through collective bargaining and in-kind contributions?
A. Yes. Q. In regards to trusts and filing the Form T-1: a. A health and safety fund that provides benefits to union members is negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement, which requires the employer to fund the program at $X/hr. This is not a Taft-Hartley trust as the program is administered exclusively by the employer. Is this situation a covered trust in which the local is interested? What authority is provided by the Secretary to enable a labor organization to acquire the required information from the employer or administrator of the trust? What steps should the Union take in the event it is unable to obtain required information? A. The health and safety fund described satisfies the statutory definition of a trust in which a labor organization is interested pursuant to 29 U.S.C. ยง402(l). Even though a trust is a separate entity from the reporting labor organization, it is reasonable to expect that the labor organization will have sufficient authority and/or influence to obta
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