The Wall Street Journal and al.com have reported that a court-appointed watchdog is investigating whether UAW President Shawn Fain made demands of the union that would benefit his domestic partner and a family member. According to the Wall Street Journal, the investigation is looking into whether Fain’s decision to remove […]
ABC News is reporting that United Autoworkers President Shawn Fein is under investigation by an independent federal monitor. The article reports an investigation was opened in February of this year over allegations Fein retaliated against other union leaders for among other things, refusing to engage in acts of financial misconduct […]
A group has taken out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times that questions whether the UAW and its president, Shawn Fain, are election deniers as they seek to overturn the votes of employees in last month’s election at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International. The ad comes after the UAW filed […]
Workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama have voted overwhelmingly against being represented by the United Auto Workers union. The Detroit Free Press reports the final vote count was 2,045 for and 2,642 against UAW representation. Click here to read the full story in the Detroit Free Press.
The United Auto Workers union has lost 13,000 members in the last year alone, according to official government filings the union made. The UAW fell to 370,000 members at the end of 2023, down from 383,000 in 2022, resulting in the lowest membership in a decade and a half. Despite […]
Al.com reports former University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban has asked the UAW to pull ads that feature a comment he made about unions and college football. “I recently learned the United Autoworkers (UAW) union has taken the liberty of featuring my comments in advertisements released as part […]
YellowhammerNews.com is reporting the University of Alabama and Auburn University have sent a “cease and desist” letter to the UAW for what it says are infringements on their trademarks. The statement, issued jointly by the two universities reads, in part: “The United Auto Workers are currently infringing on the intellectual […]
Several online sources report employees at a Nissan parts distribution center in New Jersey have voted to decertify the UAW. Workers in Somerset, New Jersey filed a petition in April to rid themselves of the union. The union was certified in 2020 according to reports. On May 1, the decertification […]
UAW staff organizers employed by the UAW claim the UAW refuses to negotiate in good faith with its staff. UAW staff organizers voted to unionize more than year ago. Today, the staff organizers still do not have a contract. Labor Union News reports: Following their unionization last year, union organizers […]
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reports that seven Philadelphia-area auto workers have filed federal charges against the UAW. The employees say that union officials not only ignored their lawful requests to leave the union during a strike, they also seized their pay illegally. “The UAW is a […]