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 27, 2021 | Opinion, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal
Less than a month from one of the most historically important events in our union’s 86 year history, our leadership at the International UAW have chosen to leave our membership largely in the dark about the upcoming referendum vote. It is true that the IUAW...
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...
by Justin | Sep 9, 2021 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to appoint a veteran lawyer and former prosecutor to hear allegations of misconduct against United Auto Workers officials. The U.S. government is proposing Gil Soffer, a partner at Chicago law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman...
by Justin | Sep 7, 2021 | Administration Caucus, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal
The largest corruption scandal in the UAW’s history should be enough to convince leadership that the old delgate system needs to change to give all of its members a direct voice in elections. Read the article here.
