Thursday, June 03, 2021

It is time to clean up the mess!

Unions are a beautiful thing. I was a member and a shop steward at one time. My family are union people. We stand for the right things. Fair wages and benefits define the quality of life for Americans. It is right to be union members. It is completely wrong to be a union official and exploit the worker's membership dues.

June 3, 2021
By Robert Snell and Riley Beggins

Detroit - Prosecutors (click here) want former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones to spend more than two years in federal prison for helping steal as much as $1.5 million from union members.

Prosecutors revealing the desired 28-month prison term Thursday also requested Jones pay $550,000 in restitution to the UAW, $42,000 to the IRS and a forfeiture of $151,377.

Jones's lawyer is also expected to ask U.S. District Judge Paul Borman for a preferred sentence later Thursday for his role in a conspiracy that undermined members' faith in union leadership and led to prolonged government oversight....