Posts tagged corruption
NALC Union Boss Marcus Miller Faces Embezzlement Indictment
October 18, 2025 // On September 9, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Marcus Miller, former Vice President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 775 (located in Niles, Mich.), was indicted on one count of embezzlement, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office and the United States Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General.
Former UAW president pleads guilty to embezzling union funds
October 14, 2025 // Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams on Wednesday pleaded guilty to trying to embezzle union funds that prosecutors said he spent on Palm Springs vacations, golf, liquor and cigars. Appearing by video in the U.S. District Court in Detroit, Williams entered his plea and apologized to the members of a union that faces a corruption probe by the office for Matthew Schneider, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
NALC President Michelle Simmons Pleads Guilty to Crimes
October 14, 2025 // Michelle Simmons has left a negative mark on the NALC union as Branch 390 President, after pleading guilty ot failing to maintain and retain union records.
UMWA President Jerry Kerns II Faces Embezzlement Indictment
October 8, 2025 // Jerry Kerns II, President of UMWA Local 1582, will have to face a courtroom after being indicted on one count of embezzlement.
85% of Americans Want Union Transparency. Connecticut’s Labor Dept Says No
October 5, 2025 // Connecticut tried to close that gap. The state enacted Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-77, requiring any union with more than 25 members to file verified annual financial reports with the CTDOL. The statute’s intent is straightforward: protect workers from abuse, make sure dues were spent responsibly, and give members the right to demand audits. Yet the safeguard has little force today. In an Aug. 8 letter to state Senators Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield) and Rob Sampson (R-Wolcott), Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo described §31-77 statute as “redundant” and “burdensome” — and announced the department’s decision not to enforce it. That choice effectively renders the law optional.
Editorial: The MTA needs to end insane union privileges at the commuter railroads
September 30, 2025 // In the latest sign of how badly the MTA’s labor contracts serve the public as a whole, last week brought a fresh Metro-North Railroad scandal: Two now-suspended fraudsters allegedly faked commuter station safety and equipment checks — with one “worker” dining out while on the clock. Managers discovered the scam after noticing that forms claiming the work got done at a particular time didn’t jibe with GPS records showing the inspectors’ vehicles were elsewhere.
Cincinnati Metro union placed in ‘temporary trusteeship’ by international affiliate
September 29, 2025 // https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/i-team/cincinnati-metro-union-placed-in-temporary-trusteeship-by-international-affiliate
This Federal Bureaucrat Allegedly Lied About Taking Money From His Union
September 27, 2025 // The indictment, obtained by The Daily Signal, also alleges that Lendo “did take and carry away, with intent to steal and purloin, money from one or more bank accounts, of a value exceeding $1,000” between July 18, 2014, and July 30, 2021. Lendo was no longer serving as president of the union in May, according to the Department of Labor. As recently as August, Lendo listed the VA as his employer when giving $150 to the AFGE’s political action committee.
Two years after the UAW strike
September 26, 2025 // Two years ago, tomorrow (September 26, 2023), then-President Joe Biden became the first president to participate in a striking worker picket line. The occasion was the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against General Motors. Biden addressed the UAW members outside the Willow Run parts center near Detroit, Michigan.
EXCLUSIVE: Congress Asks Union About Blunder That Reportedly Sent About $80 Million Down The Toilet
September 16, 2025 // United Auto Workers (UAW) has not disclosed what happened to $340 million it used to cover strike costs in 2023 while promising to reinvest the funds, the House Education and Workforce Committee told the union in a letter scheduled to be sent Thursday. The committee is requesting documents and information on the alleged blunder, which angry UAW officials claimed cost an estimated $80 million in potential gains, according to a Reuters report cited in the letter. Failing to reinvest the funds may have violated UAW’s fiduciary duty under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), ushered in higher dues, led to lesser strike benefits for members and made them miss out on stock market surges that followed President Donald Trump’s reelection in November, according to the letter.