LIUNA Union Boss Thomas J. Erickson Faces Criminal Sentencing
Thomas J. Erickson, Business Manager of LIUNA Local 429, has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to embezzlement from the union.
From the Department of Labor:
On March 4, 2025, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Thomas J. Erickson, former Business Manager of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 429 (located in Lowell, Mass.), was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Erickson previously made restitution in the amount of $56,725. On August 12, 2024, Erickson pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor union, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office and the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General.