by Justin | Nov 18, 2020 | Administration Caucus, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAWD Statements & Press Releases
In yet another example of corruption in the hierarchy of the United Auto Workers International Union, Joe Ashton, — former Vice President of the UAW — was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison today. Ashton is the second former member of the UAW International Executive Board (IEB) to be sentenced to prison for crimes against the membership of the union.
by Justin | Nov 17, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joe Ashton was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison Tuesday for taking $250,000 in kickbacks from a union vendor, the second-longest sentence issued during a years-long crackdown on auto industry corruption. Read the...
by Justin | Nov 17, 2020 | Administration Caucus, General Motors, President Joseph Biden
General Motors and the UAW met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday to talk about the economy and the rise of COVID-19 cases sweeping the nation. Read the article here.
by Justin | Nov 16, 2020 | Administration Caucus, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joe Ashton should be sentenced Tuesday to 34 months in federal prison for pocketing kickbacks, prosecutors said. Read the article here.
by Justin | Nov 13, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Department of Labor
The United Auto Workers endorsed Michigan Representative Andy Levin to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s labor secretary. Elections officials said the Nov. 3 election was the most secure in history. And Georgia’s secretary of state begins Covid quarantine. Read the...
by Justin | Nov 12, 2020 | Administration Caucus, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 34-month prison sentence for a former UAW vice president and ex-General Motors board member whose criminal conduct, they said, led directly to the closure of GM’s worker training center in Detroit and the loss of 71 jobs....
