United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other union leaders are under investigation for allegations of retaliation and financial misconduct, an independent monitor detailed in a report, saying the union has “slow-rolled” access to documents for the probe.
UAW President Faces Probe Over Retaliation Claims : Independent Monitor’s Report
Monitor Neil Barofsky issued the ninth status report from Michigan federal court Monday, stemming from a consent decree over the UAW’s corruption scandal with Fiat Chrysler. Barofsky, a partner at Jenner & Block LLP, said the UAW has recently been uncooperative in his investigations into alleged financial misconduct and retaliation by union leaders.
“The monitor has attempted for months to garner the union’s cooperation in gathering the information needed to conduct a full investigation, but the union has effectively slow-rolled the monitor’s access to requested documents,” the report stated.
Allegations Against UAW Leaders
The monitor launched a probe into claims involving Fain and UAW’s Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock. According to the report, the union’s International Executive Board “passed a motion” that supported Fain in stripping Mock of her field assignments and implementing certain policy changes. These actions were in response to allegations that Mock had engaged in misconduct during her financial oversight responsibilities.
