Swordsmyth
01-30-2018, 12:39 AM
In the wake of a growing FBI corruption probe, the UAW and Fiat Chrysler have a new legal headache: A proposed class-action lawsuit filed by autoworkers who claim they were duped and scammed by their own union.
The plaintiffs claim that a years-long scheme involving auto executives paying bribes to union bosses cheated them out of "hundreds of millions of dollars" in union dues that were "wasted on tainted bargaining." They want to recover their dues, claiming the UAW leaders, who were supposed to be looking out for their interests, were instead in cahoots with Fiat Chrysler execs who "paid bribes to executives of the UAW to take FCA-friendly positions."
"The conspiracy ... has resulted in tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars in union dues not being used for the intended purpose: bargaining for the benefit of the union members," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit, which seeks class action status on behalf of tens of thousands of UAW members, was filed by three union members who work at FCA.
It was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court — the same day that UAW President Dennis Williams sent a letter to the union rank-and-file insisting the bargaining process was not corrupted as a result of the bribery scheme.
More at: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/chrysler/2018/01/29/fca-uaw-corruption-union-dues/1075362001/
The plaintiffs claim that a years-long scheme involving auto executives paying bribes to union bosses cheated them out of "hundreds of millions of dollars" in union dues that were "wasted on tainted bargaining." They want to recover their dues, claiming the UAW leaders, who were supposed to be looking out for their interests, were instead in cahoots with Fiat Chrysler execs who "paid bribes to executives of the UAW to take FCA-friendly positions."
"The conspiracy ... has resulted in tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars in union dues not being used for the intended purpose: bargaining for the benefit of the union members," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit, which seeks class action status on behalf of tens of thousands of UAW members, was filed by three union members who work at FCA.
It was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court — the same day that UAW President Dennis Williams sent a letter to the union rank-and-file insisting the bargaining process was not corrupted as a result of the bribery scheme.
More at: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/chrysler/2018/01/29/fca-uaw-corruption-union-dues/1075362001/