By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union Membership,UnionsLast week, the UAW and the U.S. Justice Department reached an agreement to end the criminal investigation into the UAW. Twelve former UAW officials have been convicted of embezzling UAW-Chrysler training funds and UAW dues money and are serving time in a federal penitentiary. The convicted include two former UAW presidents, Gary Jones and Dennis… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary and Amanda Kuehner on Posted in Employee Discipline,Negotiations,NLRBThis blog previously discussed the NLRB’s dismissal of virus-related charges. The NLRB General Counsel, however, recently released a new memorandum summarizing cases related to Covid-19 where the NLRB found the virus-related issues had merit and pursued litigation. Because the cases are still in active litigation, the memo merely summarizes the facts of the cases. It… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union Membership,UnionsAmid the ever growing UAW corruption scandal, UAW President Gary Jones has taken a paid leave of absence, after the U.S. Justice Department accused him of embezzling over $700,000 in membership dues, among other charges. UAW Vice President Rory Gamble has been appointed acting President, and he has hired Deloitte LLP to conduct a forensic… Continue Reading
By Linda Mendel and Nelson Cary on Posted in Courts,Union NegotiationsOn January 26, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in M&G Polymers USA v. Tackett , providing guidance on one of the items on our 2015 to-do list a little earlier than expected. At issue in M&G was a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) provision calling for “a full Company contribution towards the cost… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBIn an opinion released today, but decided last week, the NLRB reversed a 50-year-old precedent regarding dues checkoff provisions. For those unfamiliar with the term, a dues checkoff provision is a clause in a union contract by which an employer agrees to deduct union dues from the paychecks of employees who authorize it and pay that money… Continue Reading
