MEMORANDUM BETWEEN WILLIAM WALSH CARPENTERS LOCAL 157 AND DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS OF NEW YORK AND VICINITY,

REVIEW OFFICER, DENNIS WALSH DATED: October 21st, 2013

This memorandum will document the circumstances of William Walsh being deemed not eligible to serve as th Delegate to the New York City District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC) on October 9 , 2013. The paradigms of this memorandum will elucidate how the Stipulation and Order and Consent Decree are being provoked and anticipate the United States District Courts assessment on why Mr. Walshs eligibility results are di sregarded by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) General President Douglas J. McCarron. Mr. Walshs was regarded not eligible for the position of Delegate to the NYCDCC by the UBC General President in th Section 31D of the UBC Constitution. The election protest was received by the UBC on July 15 , 2013, initiated by Mr. Joseph Nina, Local 157 member and NYCDCC Trustee, who was not re-elected to serve as a delegate at the th June 19 , 2013 election. Mr. Nina proceeded to file the grievance on Mr. Wa lshs disability eligibility, not the nomination, election protest or an election procedure. It is clear in Section 53G of the UBC Constitution that any grievance may be appealed to the General President thirty (30) days from the date the grievance occurred. Mr. Walsh was determined eligible, in writing, by Local 157 President Mitchell Sonntag, the Local 157 Election th Committee and the local union legal counsel, Pitta & Giblin LLP on or before June 11 , 2013. Thirty days from this th date is July 10 , 2013, and puts the Nina grievance over the thirty day threshold. This protest should be null and void due to not meeting the UBC requirements. The following lists the officials involved in the process for Mr. Walsh to be deemed eligible to participate in the th June 19 , 2013 Delegate election. The eligibility determinations of all have been disregarded by Mr. McCarron. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) President Mitchell Sonntag, Local 157. Pitta and Giblin, LLP. (Counsel to Local 157) NYCDCC Executive Committee. (as per Section 18, NYCDCC Bylaws) Local 157 Election Committee. Review Officer (R.O.), Dennis Walsh. (Stipulation and Order, Section K.iv.) Stipulation and Order (Section H.iii.) Review Officers required report to the Court, the Government and NYCDCC on findings and recommendations. 7) NYCDCC Election Rules (Section 1.) General President McCarron determined Mr. Walsh was not eligible under Section 31D as someone who was not employed by the organization as a full-time officer or representative. On the contrary, Mr. Walsh is currently serving as a full time officer as Recording Secretary Pro Tem, receiving monetary compensation from the Local 157 and was during the entire election process in June, 2013. General President McCarron states that Mr. Walsh hasnt been depending on the trade for a livelihood. Mr. Walsh has demonstrated that he has received many dispatches from the Out of Work List (OWL) before nominations, during the election and continues to work as a carpenter as defined in Section 7 of the UBC

Constitution. Mr. Walsh, a Certified Job Steward, has been paying full dues, assessments, and has met District Council member participation requirements. The stipends serving as an officer for Local 157 and the NYCDCC Audit Committee help supplement his income. There is no clear criteria stating how many hours a member must achieve to reach the vague depending on the trade status. Even if a member is waiting on the OWL for work, collecting un-employment, ready, willing and able to work they are depending on the trade for a living. Mr. Walsh has numerous monthly expenses including rent, medical bills, insurance premiums, food, utilities, dues and travel expenses that he is desperately depending on his trade to survive from. A retiree who is living off their pension is depending on the trade because if the union was dissolved tomorrow, that pensioner would be out of an income stream. Review Officer Walsh has concurred with this scenario and has th also publically stated at the R.O. Forum on April 14 , 2013, that William Walsh is workin g, depending on the trade and he would go to Judge Berman on his behalf, if necessary. Mr. McCarron stated that Mr. Walsh should have never been a candidate and votes casted for him affected the outcome of the Local Union 157 election. Mr. McCarron has ordered the election of 40 delegates to the District Council null and void because of the alleged tainting of one candidate, Mr. William Walsh. This decision will cost an enormous amount of members resources and time to an already disenfranchised membersh ip. The eligibility determinations that were made by the above listed officials were not conducted haphazardly in favor of any member to run for delegate. These members are proven servants to the membership and their integrity is well-known. Many members now suspect that there is political maneuvering to try to discredit the Review Officers oversight. Sadly, there is wide-spread opinion that Local 157 membership is being forced to redo an honest election to realign a fairly elected delegate body. The local union and the members will bear a significant expense to re-run another election. At the October 16, 2013 Local 157 membership meeting, the General Presidents th decision to declare the June 19 Delegate Election null and void was met with great opposition. Note that as the largest local union in the New York City District Council of Carpenters, the Local 157 Delegates comprise 40% of the Delegate Body. The membership expressed their opinion that for 40 duly elected delegates to have to be re-nominated and re-run the election because of a challenge to the eligibility of one candidate is nothing more than a disgrace. The consensus of the membership is union democracy is under attack and their vote s dont count. It was stated that this is a demonstration of partiality and it is discouraging the membership to participate in their union. This alienation is where the Consent Decree is under attack. Members continue to lose confidence in their leaders when their votes are cast and they witness decent, proven members trying to better their union get elected and then voided. For General President McCarron to rule that Mr. Walsh does not meet any of the requirements and was not depending on the trade is problematic. Mr. McCarron is clearly disregarding the documented proof of confirmed worked hours and dispatches from the OWL. Mr. Walsh was relying on the OWL before, during the election and continues to depend on the trade. There still is no clear criteria sustained by the UBC on how many opportune hours are required to be considered working for a livelihood or depending on the trade. As long as Mr. McCarron and the UBC avoid the specifics of the William Walsh eligibility question, we will never have this indistinct issue resolved for future disabled and retired members. Any fair-minded, judicious person can clearly see that this is an injustice, political and discriminatory towards Mr. William Walsh, Delegates of Local 157 and the entire membership of the NYCDCC.

Review Officers Sixth Interim Report Quote: Selfish, politically motivated decisions that in effect assault the imperative of best practices and compliance will cause grave if not fatal harm to the goal of the Stipulation and Order and must not be considered by leaders who are truly committed to achieving the autonomy of the Union D.W.