Category: UAW

Sticky Fingers

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Nov 26, 2020 | Corruption, UAW, UFCW, Unions

Sticky Fingers Current charges or sentences of embezzling union officials: Joe Ashton – UAW: $250,000 Christopher Roberts, Earl Graham, Jaime Ruggiero, Shawn Martindale, Torey Gannon – UA: $65,000 Arthur Penn –...

NY State Building and Construction Trades Council Leaders Indicted; Health Services and UAW leader plead guilty

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Oct 22, 2020 | Corruption, UAW, Unions

On October 1, James Cahill and 11 other officials of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council were indicted for their part in over $100,000 in bribes from nonunion contractors. By engaging in the sort of...

SEIU Uses Front Organization To Sway Public Opinion; Continued Corruption In UAW

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 24, 2020 | Corruption, SEIU, UAW, Unions

It’s not uncommon for unions to use front organizations as a means toward spreading their message and manipulating public opinion to, essentially, organize more workers. This article details how SEIU is doing just that with...

Sticky Fingers

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 24, 2020 | Corruption, UAW, Unions

Sticky Fingers Current charges or sentences of embezzling union officials: Harold Weatherford – NSO: $82,560 Rachel Gleason – SMART: unspecified Kathryn Connelly – NALC: $10,323 Larissa Iveson – UAW: ...

UAW and SEIU Grapple With Sexual Misconduct Allegations; Teamsters and AFSCME Deal With Other Charges

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 27, 2020 | AFSCME, Corruption, IBT, SEIU, UAW, Unions

UAW Regional Director Richard Rankin resigned this month after allegations of “sexual and sex-based harassment and retaliation.” At SEIU, the degree to which sexual misconduct allegations have been swept under the rug continues...