by Justin | Nov 18, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Queens Public Defenders, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW Local 2325
I’m a member of ALAA Local 2325, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, and I’m a public defender. It’s an unhappy feeling to realize that your money—your union dues deducted every paycheck—had been misappropriated. To create a better UAW, members must directly elect...
by Justin | Nov 18, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Direct Elections, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote
What most delegate system advocates fail to address is the most monumental problem facing the UAW. The membership deserves to know the full truth in order to make an educated and informed decision in this historic referendum vote.
by Justin | Nov 12, 2021 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW Monitor Neil Barofsky
An independent court-appointed monitor, named to oversee the United Auto Workers union after a federal corruption probe, said on Thursday the union has “fallen short” in its reform efforts and disclosed he has 15 open investigations. Neil Barofsky, a...
by Justin | Nov 12, 2021 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal
United Auto Workers President Ray Curry is under investigation by the UAW’s ethics officer for possible ethical misconduct for accepting almost $2,000 worth of tickets from a union vendor to watch the University of Alabama play in the 2017 College Football...
by Justin | Nov 7, 2021 | Administration Caucus, John Deere, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal
UAW members at Deere & Co. say they are frustrated with members of the bargaining committee who don’t adequately understand the demands of local union members. Some feel the one member, one vote referendum with the UAW may change that.“I don’t think a...
by Justin | Nov 5, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Columbia University, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, Labor Notes, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, Student Workers of Columbia, UAW Corruption Scandal
Higher education workers aren’t just joining their UAW brothers and sisters on the picket lines. They’re also on the front lines of the struggle to win direct elections of top UAW officers and break the decades-long one-party control of the union’s leadership...