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 pay-for-play, these union leaders essentially willfully neglected their fiduciary duties; and thus, deprived members of the services for which they have paid (via dues).
This month also saw former Health Services Union boss, Kathy Jackson, plead guilty to misappropriating approximately $68,000 in union funds. The same goes for former UAW president, Dennis Williams, who entered a guilty plea for engaging in the embezzling of hundreds of thousands of dollars in union funds.
