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Crooked Union Bosses Caught in Election Hijinks

November 8, 2019 by CLJ

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.&nbsp…(Read More)

Steelworkers Lose Dues Through Embezzlement

November 7, 2019 by CLJ

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, 2018. In his position he was responsible for collecting dues, recording receipts…(Read More)

United Food and Commercial Union Boss Charged with Embezzlement

October 10, 2019 by CLJ

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 continues to investigate claims of corruption and collusion, and wanton misuse of union dues.&nbsp…(Read More)

Amidst the UAW Strike More Union Bosses are Indicted

October 8, 2019 by CLJ

Amidst the GM strike of 48,000 members, the government continues to identify and arrest United Auto Workers (UAW) officials. Jeffery Pietrzyk allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from vendors that manufactured clothing and watches. Pietrzyk, retired from the UAW in 2014, was charged in an information with…(Read More)

Government Employee Union Bosses Implicated in Rash of Corruption

October 1, 2019 by CLJ

Union officials for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) are competing with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union bosses for the top contender in the Most Corrupt Union Boss as Congress presses to pass the so-called Pro Act which would enslave all workers in more compulsory unionism than already exists. The Pro…(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)

Do UAW Union Bosses Speak for Their Members?

September 24, 2019 by CLJ

Union bosses claim they are working for the benefit of their members. While United Auto Workers (UAW) bosses called for a strike, their members obeyed, but the cost for rank and file may be more than they thought, considering how much investigation of UAW bosses’ corruption is costing them. Nolan Finley 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 Extends Time for Submitting Comments on Rulemaking for Election Protection Rule

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is again extending the time for submitting comments regarding its proposed amendments to Part 103 of its Rules and Regulations for an additional 30 days.

NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Comments on Proposed Rule Concerning Students

WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2019—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again extended the time for submitting comments on its proposed rule concerning the definition of “employee” under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The proposed rule would exempt from the NLRB’s jurisdiction undergraduate and graduate students who perform services for financial compensation in […]

Ethics Review Concludes NLRB Program is Strong and Fully Compliant

Board’s Comprehensive Review Recommends Changes to Address Potential Gaps and Ensure Full Transparency The NLRB released its Ethics Recusal Report, outlining the Board’s 18-month comprehensive review of its ethics policies and procedures. The report, issued by Chairman John F. Ring, concludes that the Agency’s ethics program for Board member recusals is strong and fully compliant […]

NLRB Responds to Senator Murray Letters

WASHINGTON, DC—November 8, 2019 Today, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring and Member Marvin E. Kaplan responded to recent letters from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees and employers from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to […]