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01/04/2004 Entry: "Judge Delays Rules on Union Member Dues"

Federal Judge Delays New Rules Requiring Unions to Detail How Member Dues Are Spent

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Jan. 2 — Regulations that were to take effect with the new year requiring unions to report to the government the details of how they spend their members' dues have been delayed one year by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled on New Year's Eve that unions needed more time to comply with "extensive and sophisticated" changes approved by the White House Office of Management and Budget in November.