“The union’s arguments for delaying, and potentially denying, the monitor’s access to documents marks a shift in its position on cooperation,” the monitor stated.
Fain released a memorandum committing the union to providing the monitor with requested information and assuring that the “monitor will protect all available privileges,” according to the report.
The monitor emphasized that the UAW’s stalling on the production of documents “is obstructing and interfering with his access to information needed for his investigative work, and, if left unaddressed, is an apparent violation of the consent decree.”
UAW President Faces Probe Over Retaliation Claims : Future Actions and Statements
The monitor expressed hope that the UAW would “return to its previously collaborative posture” but mentioned the option to ask the court for enforcement of the consent decree.
In a statement to Law360 on Tuesday, Fain said, “We encourage the monitor to investigate whatever claims are brought to their office, because we know what they’ll find: a UAW leadership committed to serving the membership and running a democratic union.”
