Leaders of the Northwest carpenters union resigned just weeks after members in Washington state narrowly agreed to a new contract, with parent building trade union United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America placing the regional unit in trusteeship, amid alleged evidence of voter fraud and questions over pension fund investments.
The union regional council executive committee passed a resolution on Oct. 25 to consent to the trusteeship. In the resolution, the committee states a need for “independent supervision and oversight to promptly take control, lock down and preserve the electronic voting system to prevent tampering,” as well need for an independent investigation into vote rigging it says regional council staff uncovered.