Posted on Mar 25, 2019 by LaborPains.org Team
Once again, the United Auto Workers has found itself in hot water. Federal investigators have launched a probe into the union’s so-called “flower funds.” Allegedly intended to collect money to provide flowers at the funerals of auto makers, these funds may have a more nefarious purpose. Investigators are looking into the possibility that senior UAW officials who […]
Posted on Mar 19, 2019 by LaborPains.org Team
A LaborPains post from December 2017 stated that Roderick Bennett, former Chief of Staff for the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) was charged with “one count of embezzling $141,335 from the union.” Since then, Bennett has plead guilty to this charge. He has also volunteered new information regarding what he describes as an […]
Posted on Mar 01, 2019 by LaborPains.org Team
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 faces several charges of conspiracy, embezzlement, and fraud after an FBI investigation led to the indictment of Philadelphia’s most notorious union boss Johnny “Doc” Dougherty and members of his crew. Below are some of IBEW’s latest rackets and the recent sentencing for Rocco Fazzolari of NY, […]
