The powerful American automobile union UAW (Union Auto Workers) has agreed to outside monitoring for a period of six years. Thus the outcome of an agreement concluded between UAW president Rory Gamble and a US Attorney Matthew Schneider, following a more than three-years long investigation for corruption, bribery and embezzlement. The agreement for an independent monitor that will be appointed for several years means the UAW can avoid the worst, namely federal supervision.
“A culture of corruption”. The top-level federal government investigation involved the FBI, the IRS, the Department of Labor and the Detroit State Attorney’s Office and commenced back in 2017 in a training centre that was being jointly managed by the UAW and the Fiat Chrysler (c.f. article No.11500).
That initial review was soon extended to include more training centres at General Motors and Ford. The review brought to light what the Ministry of Justice called ‘a culture of corruption’. Trade un
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