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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…

Another UAW Executive Enriches Himself and Others on Forced Dues

Joseph  Ashton, UAW vice-president, is expected to plead guilty to charges of conspiracy and money laundering in December.  On November 6, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Joseph Ashton, was charged in an information…

Mark Janus Files Motion to Rehear Ruling Denying Refund of Seized Forced Union Fees

Washington, DC (November 19, 2019) – Today, attorneys representing Mark Janus are petitioning the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for rehearing en banc in the continuation of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 31. Janus seeks a…

Crooked 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…

Steelworkers Lose Dues Through Embezzlement

Brian Arnold, 48, was arrested and charged with one count of embezzlement for $33,224 and false entries in union records.  Mr. Arnold served as Financial Secretary for the Steelworkers Local 104 in Elmira, New York, between September, 2015 and August,…

Poverty Higher in Forced-Dues States

A recent U.S. Census Bureau (BOC) report furnishes data on the average share of residents living in poverty in each of the 50 states from 2016-18. BOC supplemental poverty measure (SPM) data show a population-weighted average forced-dues-state poverty rate of…

Foundation Advises Teachers on Union Rights

Unions have various subtle and not-so-subtle ways of “punishing” those they represent (members and nonmembers) when these workers choose not to go the union way.  National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Vice President Patrick Semmens, offers advice on how…

New Hampshire Labor Boss Pleads Guilty to Fraud

While radical forces in Congress try to pass more forced-dues legislation, union officials continue to cheat workers for their own profit until they are caught. Dennis Robertson, former business manager for the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local…

United Food and Commercial Union Boss Charged with Embezzlement

While Congress debates the PRO Act, which would give union bosses almost total power over businesses, to say nothing over workers’ paychecks and whether or not they must pay dues to an unwanted union, The U. S. Department of Labor…

Amidst the UAW Strike More Union Bosses are Indicted

Amidst the GM strike of 48,000 members, the government continues to identify and arrest United Auto Workers (UAW) officials. 

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