No United Auto Workers resources — for now — can be used to advocate for either side in the referendum election to determine whether the union should amend its constitution to allow for the direct election of international union leaders, according to interim rules posted on Friday.
In finalizing the rules, the UAW and U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards reached an impasse over whether the union can use its resources to advocate for one side or the other. The UAW continues to work with the U.S. Justice Department over the possibility of limited or monitored use of its resources.