29 CFR § 452.3 - Interpretations of constitution and bylaws.

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title: "29 CFR § 452.3 - Interpretations of constitution and bylaws."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "452.3"
section_name: "Interpretations of constitution and bylaws."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS"
part_number: "452"
part_name: "GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE ELECTION PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 401, 402, 73 Stat. 532, 534 (29 U.S.C. 481, 482); Secretary's Order No. 03-2012, 77 FR 69376, November 16, 2012."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 18324, July 9, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 452.3 Interpretations of constitution and bylaws.

The interpretation consistently placed on a union's constitution by the responsible union official or governing body will be accepted unless the interpretation is clearly unreasonable. 
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<sup>3</sup> *English* v. *Cunningham,* 282 F.2d 848 (C.A.D.C. 1960).