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Rank and File Denounce Latest UAW Union Boss to be Sentenced

February 28, 2020 by CLJ

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. Nick Monacelli on clickondetroit: As he left the courtroom in September, 2019, Mike Grimes was met by a group of…(Read More)

UAW Union Official Grimes Grimes Ordered To Pay $1,509,500

February 26, 2020 by CLJ

As the specter of a federal takeover looms over the United Auto Workers (UAW) another union official has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering before Judge Bernard Freidman of the U. S. District Court. UAW rank and file members reel from the fallout of another boss theft…(Read More)

UAW Corruption & Greed Driving Itself Over a Cliff

December 23, 2019 by NILRR Staff

Daniel Howes and Robert Snell of The Detroit News have assembled a very complete synopsis of a decade-long UAW scandal. It work the read to see how union bosses take the trust and money gained off the backs of hardworking employees and taxpayers and indulge in colossal self-indulgences. Million-dollar trips to Palm…(Read More)

Another UAW Executive Enriches Himself and Others on Forced Dues

November 22, 2019 by CLJ

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 with one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire…(Read More)

2019 U. S. DOL Criminal Enforcement Actions

September 27, 2019 by CLJ

2019 U.S. DOL Criminal LMRDA Enforcement Actions September 27, 2019 by NILRR Staff (Edit) 2019 USDOL Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) (updated by USDOL 9/26/2019) On September 17, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Theodore E. Watson, former business manager for Insulators Local 74…(Read More)

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

September 16, 2019 by CLJ

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…(Read More)

Another UAW Official Indicted for Embezzlement

September 13, 2019 by CLJ

UAW Board Member and Region 5 Director Vance Pearson, was indicted for conspiring to embezzles hundreds of thousands in union dues. The announcement comes as UAW is in the midst of negotiations with the “Big Three” automakers on a new UAW contract, and President Gary Jones’ premises were searched. Nora Naughton has the story in…(Read More)

UAW Union Rank and File Preparing for Massive Strike

August 30, 2019 by CLJ

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…(Read More)

NLRB News Releases (click link to download)

NLRB Resumes Representation Elections

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Labor Relations Board will not extend its temporary suspension of Board-conducted elections past April 3, 2020 and will instead resume conducting elections beginning Monday, April 6, 2020. On March 19, 2020, because of the extraordinary circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NLRB had ordered the temporary suspension of all Board-conducted […]

NLRB Finalizes Rulemaking to Protect Employee Free Choice

Washington D.C.- The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has finalized a series of amendments to Part 103 of its Rules and Regulations. The Board believes that these amendments better protect employees’ statutory right of free choice on questions concerning representation. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, April 1, 2020. The […]

Board Delays Implementation of Modifications to Representation Case Procedures

Washington D.C. – The National Labor Relations Board announces that, to facilitate the resolution of legal challenges, it is postponing the effective date of its final rule modifying the Agency’s Representation Case Procedures from April 16, 2020 to May 31, 2020. The notice will be published later in the week. The Board published the final […]

Updates on Temporary NLRB Office Closures

Effective immediately, the National Labor Relations Board’s Region 28 office in Phoenix, Arizona will be closed temporarily due to an employee in that office possibly having been exposed to the coronavirus. As a precaution, a deep clean of the Phoenix office will be completed before reopening. The Agency is taking this step to ensure the […]