Posted on 08/28/2019 10:57:27 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Federal agents reportedly raided the home of the United Auto Workers (UAW) President Gary Jones and the home of the union's former President Dennis Williams.
Sources told The Detroit News about the raids, which are part of the expansion of a corruption probe into auto industry attempts to affect union negotiations.
According to the newspaper, nine people had previously been charged and eight have been sentenced to prison in the investigation.
Agents reportedly served multiple search warrants including at Jones's Canton, Mich., home, Williams's California home and at the UAW Black Lake Conference Center, The Detroit News reported.
Mara Schneider, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Detroit branch, confirmed in a statement to The Hill on Wednesday that the agency searched a residence in Canton and a location in Black Lake, Mich., but said she could not confirm who they belonged to.
She also said she could not comment on the nature of the investigation.
The UAW issued a statement on Wednesday saying there was "no need" for the search warrants.
"The UAW and President Gary Jones have always fully cooperated with the government investigators in this matter," the statement said. "The UAW has voluntarily responded to every request the government has made throughout the course of its investigation, produced literally hundreds of thousands of documents and other materials to the government, and most importantly, when wrongdoing has been discovered, we have taken strong action to address it."
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Corrupt Union bosses?
Shocked, I am.......................not................
More winning...
I wonder if there is any way that both the FBI and the UAW could both lose, here.
Corrupt Union bosses, well color me shocked/sarc
One of the reasons I never buy UAW assembled cars
Hmmm... didn’t the union pretty much take over GM in O’s 1st term?
Now they find there is collusion between union and “industry”....
I do declare ... I am shocked.... shocked to find there’s gambling in this establishment (now where are my winnings....)
Unprecedented!
Payback!
Yeah, correct me if I’m wrong but..
Seems like union bosses are increasingly collaborating with management, making decisions that impact 1000s of workers & their families, without even bothering to put those decisions to a vote of the rank & file.
About 5 years ago, the small-town economy where I live was tanked by stupid union demands that caused a major manufacturer to move its entire plant to Mexico.
The rank & file would have been fine with a reasonable COL wage increase.
Union bosses demanded that, PLUS increased paid vacation & sick days, “personal” days, benefits, yada yada.
No business can survive, much less grow & increase employees, by paying employees more to work less.
Media to cry fascism in 3...2...1...
If I read that right the corruption was that these guys were taking corrupt deals from the company and throwing their own members under the bus.
And Orange Man came to their rescue.
Irony: The Mark of Quality Literature.
Unexpected...
Union leaders always take for themselves and screw the members, they did it to my brother as well.
World going to pot...they never would have done this under Obama or Hillary...
He’s an illegal alien? The system actually works!
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