Posts Tagged ‘rank and file’
UAW Rank and File Out $1 Million — Former President Pleads Guilty
One can only imagine how the UAW’s almost 400,000 rank and file members feel about the latest news on Gary Jones, former UAW president.
Read MoreRank and File Denounce Latest UAW Union Boss to be Sentenced
Rank and file UAW members had their say in September, 2019, as many attended Mike Grimes’ trial and had plenty to say both to him and the press about Grimes’ crimes.Â
Read MoreUnion Vice President Enriches Himself Through Teamster Benefit Plan
Unions claim to benefit their workers, but many are victims of compulsory unionism, forced to pay dues in order to get or keep a job. When union officials take these dues for their own enrichment, especially from an employee benefit plan, rank and file members are robbed a second time. On December 12, 2019, in the…
Read MoreCrooked Union Bosses Caught in Election Hijinks
Members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 230 will have a chance to vote for the candidates of their choice after the U. S. Department of Labor mooted the March 2, 2019 election of officers, including president, executive vice-president, secretary-treasurer, human resources director, legislative director, area business directors and others. Union bosses were…
Read MoreUAW Union Rank and File Preparing for Massive Strike
UAW Headquarters LM-2 reveals how much money UAW headquarters took in and where they spent it. Click here for the report: https://olms.dol-esa.gov/query/orgReport.do?rptId=698886&rptForm=LM2Form Before considering what a UAW strike could mean, let us examine the vast array of industries UAW has organized to get an idea of just how massive a UAW strike could be. It’s…
Read MoreThis Chart Proves Unions Cannot Offer Job Security
The title says it all. Economist Allison Schrager uses the UAW representation election failure at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen plant to illustrate how union bosses can no longer ensure job security for members. Another so-called “union benefit” goes down the way of the dinosaurs. Check out her article in qz.com. A few weeks ago, the…
Read MoreFormer Labor Secretary Mentioned in Suit by Rank And File
Rank and file members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) have filed suit against Vice President William Wagonner, alleging he embezzled money from Former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who made no secret of her ties to Big Labor, was mentioned in a complaint filed by International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 12…
Read MoreDoes UFCW Speak For Its Members?
UFCW union bosses are not practicing what they preach, according to a report by the Manhattan Institute’s Economics21 division. Here’s the story: The United Food and Commercial Workers union is funding campaigns to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 and unionize fast food workers. But an examination of UFCW contracts with the Kroger Company…
Read MoreRight to Work Legal Foundation Aids Unwilling Union Members to Recoup Close to $1 Million in Dues
Union bosses continue to abuse workers’ rights by simply ignoring the law. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys are helping workers who were unwilling to continue union membership during a strike to recoup a fine of almost $1 million against Local 851 of the International Association of Machinists. Cindy Wojdyla Cain has the…
Read MorePhiladelphia Union Boss Boasts About Union Violence
The National Institute for Labor Relations Research has tracked violence incidents since 1975. While much of their information comes from news media accounts, it is obvious that many incidents go unreported, even to police, out of fear of retaliation. Union bosses use tough economic times and free speech to exculpate union violence, their victims still suffer…
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