This is what the ‘one member, one vote’ referendum could mean for the UAW

by Justin | Oct 6, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal

Bruce Braumhower is president of Local 12 in Toledo that represents more than 16,000 members, including those at Stellantis NV’s Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator plants there. He’s seen five suppliers close in recent years. They all had fewer than 200 UAW...

Auto Workers to Vote on Direct Elections for Officers

by Justin | Sep 27, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Labor Notes, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal

Last December the union entered a consent decree with the Department of Justice. One of its main provisions was this referendum on whether or not members should directly elect their top leaders. Rank-and-file organizers hope that the right to vote will give members...

The Right to Vote for Top Officers: UAW’s One-Member-One-Vote

by Justin | Sep 10, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal, Uncategorized

The UAW has been run by one political group, the Administration Caucus, since the days of Walter Reuther. The Caucus demands loyalty from local officers for whatever policies it puts forward, and that loyalty is the ticket to a coveted job out of the factory, out of...

Feds pick UAW adjudications officer to hear misconduct allegations

by Justin | Sep 9, 2021 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to appoint a veteran lawyer and former prosecutor to hear allegations of misconduct against United Auto Workers officials. The U.S. government is proposing Gil Soffer, a partner at Chicago law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman...

Feds, UAW seek extension in historic election referendum

by Justin | Sep 7, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote

Federal prosecutors and the United Auto Workers on Tuesday asked a judge to postpone the conclusion of a vote that could change how members select international leaders of the union. Both sides asked U.S. District Judge David Lawson to reschedule the...

UAW can reform, but its members must vote for it

by Justin | Sep 7, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal

The largest corruption scandal in the UAW’s history should be enough to convince leadership that the old delgate system needs to change to give all of its members a direct voice in elections. Read the article here.