Can Auto Workers Win the Right to Vote? Here’s How Teamsters Did It

by Justin | Jun 29, 2020 | Administration Caucus, TDU, Teamsters, UAW Corruption Scandal

After former Auto Workers President Gary Jones pleaded guilty in June to charges of embezzling more than $1 million in union funds, the years-long federal investigation into corruption by senior UAW officials is set to move to a new phase. The government has named the...

Former UAW President Repays Union $55k For Travel Expenses

by Justin | Jun 29, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

DETROIT (AP) — A former president of the United Auto Workers has reimbursed the union for $55,000 worth of inappropriate travel expenses, the union says. Dennis Williams repaid the money after an independent review of spending, the union said Monday. Efforts to reach...

UAW activists say they should be allowed to sit in on Gamble’s meeting with U.S. attorney

by Justin | Jun 23, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal

A group of activists pushing for change at the UAW said it should also be allowed to take part when U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider meets with Rory Gamble, the union’s president, on June 30. That won’t be happening, according to Schneider’s...

UAW training center reforms seek transparency, higher standards

by Justin | Jun 23, 2020 | Administration Caucus, FCA, Ford, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal

“Structural changes to the United Auto Workers’ training centers jointly operated with Detroit’s three automakers, coupled with new U.S. Labor Department rules, could subject the embattled organizations to greater reporting requirements and the...

UAWD Statement Regarding Upcoming Meeting Between President Rory Gamble and US Attorney Matthew Schneider

by Justin | Jun 19, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAWD Statements & Press Releases

UAWD STATEMENT REGARDING UPCOMING MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT RORY GAMBLE AND US ATTORNEY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER On June 15th the IUAW announced that President Rory Gamble and US Attorney Matthew Schneider will have a meeting June 30, 2020 in Detroit to discuss reforms in...

A Tale of Corruption by the United Auto Workers and the Big Three American Automakers

by Justin | Jun 17, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Education, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW History

What follows is a somewhat complex tale of what happens when a labor union, structured to be unaccountable to the rank-and-file membership, embraces a system of labor-management cooperation rather than a class-conscious understanding that workers and their employers...