Talking About Auto Work — Or Any Work Under Capitalism — Means Talking About Constant, Brutal Violence

by Justin | Oct 24, 2020 | Dodge, Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM), FCA, Ford, General Motors

Auto work is typically remembered as one of the best industrial jobs a worker could get in postwar America. Less remembered, however, is how absolutely brutal and violent life on the auto factory floor was — and still is. Read the article here.

GM files appeal in RICO lawsuit against FCA

by Justin | Oct 14, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal

General Motors Co. is pushing forward with its racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in an appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals filed Tuesday.  GM’s case was cast aside by U.S. District Judge Paul Borman, even after the automaker...

2 UAW-Chrysler training center in Kokomo to close permanently; 97 jobs at risk

by Justin | Sep 3, 2020 | Auto News, FCA

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — The UAW-Chrysler National Training Center in Kokomo and another training center in Michigan will be permanently closing, union leaders have told the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and Kokomo’s mayor. A notice sent to the department...

Ford and Fiat Chrysler remain under federal investigation in union corruption probe

by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, Ford, UAW Corruption Scandal

DETROIT — Ford Motor remains under federal investigation as part of a multi-year corruption probe into the United Auto Workers union, according to the lead prosecutor on the investigation. U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider told CNBC that the automaker and the UAW’s Ford...

GM presses ahead with appeal in racketeering suit against Fiat Chrysler

by Justin | Aug 18, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal

General Motors has filed notice of its expected appeal to reinstate the automaker’s racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The filing Monday follows by just a few days U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman’s rejection of GM’s attempt...

Feds propose decade-long path to eliminate UAW corruption

by Justin | Aug 18, 2020 | Administration Caucus, FCA, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAWD in the News

Justice Department officials have proposed subjecting the United Auto Workers to 10 years of federal oversight to eliminate corruption within the union, one of the longest periods of federal supervision in recent history. The Justice Department made the proposal...