by Justin | Oct 8, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal
Amendments to the United Auto Workers union’s constitution will be crafted if members vote to implement a direct election of leaders, UAW monitor Neil Barofsky said Thursday. UAW members had the chance to advocate for or against the proposal during a virtual...
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...
by Justin | Oct 3, 2021 | DSA, One Member One Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal
A grassroots effort of rank-and-file active, retired, and former UAW members called United All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) was founded in the wake of the corruption scandal to advocate for direct elections. Direct elections, they argue, would build a more activist...
by Justin | Oct 1, 2021 | One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Monitor Neil Barofsky
On October 1st, 2021 court-appointed Monitor Neil Barofsky released the rules for the upcoming UAW Referendum Forum Webcast to be held on October 7th at 6 PM ET. You can view the rules below. UAW Referendum Forum Webcast Rules (10.01.2021)...
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...
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...
