UAWD To UAW International Union:
Release All Information All Union Funds Stolen and
Corruption Related Spending
Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) issues the following statement regarding its
request for financial data to reveal the extent of corruption in the UAW:
[Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 2020] – As a test of the UAW membership’s ability to
police its own union, Unite All Workers for Democracy has requested financial
information from the UAW International Union related to the corruption that has plagued
the union in the last several years. Specifically, UAWD requested, through a letter dated
October 17, 2020, to UAW International Secretary Treasurer Ray Curry, the specific
details surrounding the millions of dollars in union funds stolen by former UAW
International Presidents, Dennis Williams, Gary Jones, and other UAW officials.
The figures sought in UAWD’s Information Request could expose how much union
money the UAW has spent on the legal defense of its convicted former leaders, staff,
and others who provided information to federal investigators. “The membership of the
UAW has a right to know, in detail, how much of their money has been stolen and
how much money the UAW International Executive Board (IEB) spent to defend
the criminals who stole it,” said Scott Houldieson, member of UAW Local 551 in
Chicago and Chair of Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD).
“Also, the membership of this union has a right to know, through full disclosure,
if these convicted felons have paid back any of the money they stole,” Houldieson
stated. “When the UAW International Executive Board approved the payment of
legal expenses, the intent should have been to defend the Union, not union
officials who are guilty of corruption,” said Justin Mayhugh, member of UAW Local
31 in Kansas City, Kansas and Co-Chair of UAWD. “Money spent for legal fees
should be returned to the Union once guilt has been established.”
The UAWD Information Request will provide the full disclosure needed to establish a
complete accounting of the corruption in the UAW. “This request is essentially a
subpoena of records presented on behalf of the membership of the UAW,” says
Christopher Budnick, member of UAW Local 862 in Louisville, Kentucky and Recording
Secretary of UAWD.
UAWD is demanding the production of this data by the UAW International Union no later
than October 30, 2020.
Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) is a newly-founded political caucus in the
UAW calling for structural changes in the UAW International Union, including the election
of International officers by direct vote of the union membership.
If you would like more information about this topic, please call Scott Houldieson at phone:
219.801.2002 – cell, or email: [email protected]