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  • Labor Racket Weekly: New Year, Same Union Corruption

    Posted on Feb 20, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team

    It may be a New Year, but it doesn’t look like union bosses have made any resolutions to do better in 2023. Check out the latest labor rackets below. In Rhode Island, Dennis Stone, former President of Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Local Lodge 13 (located in North Providence, R.I.), was indicted with three counts of […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: No Treats, Just Tricks

    Posted on Oct 31, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team

    It’s not Halloween without some terrifying tricks from union bosses around the country. Check out the latest labor rackets below. In Georgia, Savannah Division, Connie Deal, former bookkeeper for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 508 (located in Savannah, Ga.), was sentenced to 12 months of probation. Deal was also ordered to pay $22,982 in restitution. […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: Summer of Shame

    Posted on Sep 20, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team

    For some union bosses, it doesn’t get more shameful than the latest labor rackets from the Summer. In Virginia, Anthony Jordan, former Secretary-Treasurer of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 26 (located in Chester, VA), was sentenced to six months of home detention and 24 months of probation, and was fined $4,000. Jordan […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: Starting Summer on the Wrong Foot

    Posted on Jun 01, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team

    Check out the labor rackets from the past few months to see which union bosses are off to a rough start this Summer. In Georgia, Savannah Division, Connie Deal, former bookkeeper for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 508 (located in Savannah, Ga.), pleaded guilty to one count of making a false entry in a […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: The Real Madness This March

    Posted on Apr 06, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team

    The NCAA tournament wasn’t the only madness going on this March. Check out the latest labor rackets from last month below. In Texas, Dawn Munoz, former outside bookkeeper for American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1929 (located in El Paso, Tex.), was indicted on four counts of making and subscribing a false return, nine […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: New Year, Same Union Corruption

    Posted on Feb 16, 2022 by LaborPains.org Team

    So far, 2022 hasn’t been a banner year for union bosses. Check out the latest labor rackets of the New Year. In Kentucky, Linda Carter Shepherd, former Financial Secretary for Steelworkers Local 14637 (located in Hazard, Ky.), was sentenced to three months of home detention and five years of probation. She was also ordered to […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: Big Labor's Naughty List

    Posted on Dec 28, 2021 by LaborPains.org Team

    We’ve got the latest round-up of union rackets just in time for the Holidays. Check out some of the most recent additions to Big Labor’s naughty list. In Texas, Brian Walker, former Vice President of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1504-8 (located in Galveston, Tex.), pleaded guilty to one count of false entries. In Michigan, Verdine Day, former […]

  • Labor Racket Weekly: Fall Fails

    Posted on Nov 17, 2021 by LaborPains.org Team

    From embezzlement and misappropriation to fraud and theft, check out the latest fall fails from labor bosses below:  In Pennsylvania, Joseph Whitbeck, former Vice President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 274 (located in Allentown, Pa.), pleaded guilty to 10 counts of honest services wire fraud and 10 counts of wire fraud. In […]