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 | UAW Monitor Neil Barofsky
The UAW Monitor filed his initial status report with the court. Read it here.
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 10, 2021 | UAW Corruption Scandal, UAW Local 412
Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged a local United Auto Workers official with stealing union funds, money laundering and spending money on gambling, guns and cars. Tim Edmunds, 53, of South Lyon is the 17th person charged in a years-long investigation of corruption...
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...