UAW official charged with embezzlement to appear in U.S. court

DETROIT (Reuters) – A former United Auto Workers board member charged with conspiring with other union leaders to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars of rank-and-file members’ dues is scheduled to appear in federal court in Detroit on Tuesday. The court appearance of Vance Pearson, 58, comes just days after General Motors Co filed a…

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UAW Strikes General Motors to the Possible Tune of $90 Million Per Day

United Auto Workers (UAW) bosses called a strike Saturday night as they held out for more, more more from General Motors (GM).  About 48,000 UAW members walked out Saturday evening.   Bank of America analysts predict the strike could cost GM  as much as $90 million per day.   As a result, GM shares are down nearly…

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NILRR Right to Work News

School Bus Drivers Sue to Remove Union They Never Wanted libertyheadlines.com, November 29, 2018 Two school-bus drivers in Pennsylvania want to remove a union from their workplace, but the National Labor Relations Board isn’t letting them. Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Foundation, said: “The National Labor Relations Act is premised on…

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Big Labor Payback Was Worthwhile Only to Big Labor

Mark Tapscott, Washington Examiner, reviews the federal government’s decision to rid itself of all of its General Motors stock, and examines the worth of this huge Big Labor Payback by the current administration. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced yesterday that the federal government has sold its remaining shares of General Motors stock. “With the final…

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