Category: OLMS

Breaking: DOL Proposal Would Reduce Union Financial Transparency: LRICS Submits Formal Comment, Urges Employer Response

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 25, 2025 | Breaking, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Media, News, OLMS, Trending, Union Research

DOL Proposal Would Reduce Union Financial Transparency: LRICS Submits Formal Comment, Urges Employer Response

DC Labor Happenings: What Employers Need to Monitor

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 16, 2025 | Compliance, Corruption, DOL, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, OLMS, Union Research

On July 1, 2025, the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) proposed raising the financial reporting thresholds for Forms LM-2, LM-3, and LM-4, the core tools used to track union income, expenditures, and assets under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).

GAO to DOL: Your Union Watchdog Is All Bark, No Bite

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 24, 2025 | Corruption, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, OLMS, Union Research

According to a June 2025 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), OLMS has treated union oversight more like a handshake deal than a compliance program.

Sticky Fingers & Sinking Ships: UAW Infighting And A Corruption Roundup

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 20, 2025 | Corruption, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, OLMS, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions

From bitter backroom brawls at the UAW to a nationwide roll call of union leaders caught with their hands in the cookie jar, this month proves corruption in labor isn’t just alive, it’s thriving.