Posts tagged corruption
Labor Board to Prosecute UFCW Local 7 for Illegally Imposing Fines on King Soopers Workers Who Refused to Strike
March 14, 2026 // UFCW Local 7 has long history of illegal fines and threats against nonmembers during union strikes against both King Soopers and Safeway
NALC President Michelle Simmons Put on Probation After Guilty Plea
March 10, 2026 // Michelle Simmons, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 390 (located in Grand Island, Nebr.), was sentenced to five years of probation. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $19,778 and a special assessment of $25. On September 3, 2025, Simmons pleaded guilty to one count of failing to maintain and retain union records
IUE-CWA Union Bigwig Joe Scott Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
March 4, 2026 // On January 21, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Joe Scott, former Treasurer of International Union of Electrical Workers – Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) Local 81154 (located in Gardner, Mass.), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c). The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office.
Ex-State Police Union President, Mass Lobbyist Sent To Prison In Corruption Case: Feds
February 19, 2026 // Dana A. Pullman, 64, of Worcester, was sentenced in a Boston federal court to two years in prison, followed by one year of supervised release on Wednesday, Feb. 18, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. US District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns also ordered him to pay $43,915 in restitution. Anne M. Lynch, 75, of Hull, received 15 months in prison and one year of supervised release. She was ordered to pay $41,795 in restitution, federal prosecutors said.
Former IBT Vice President Charged with Corruption
February 17, 2026 // The report will now be reviewed by General President Sean O’Brien and the General Executive Board who have 90 days to take action. The IIO report documents luxury meals, featuring top-shelf liquor and wine of $300-$400 a bottle, with one $890 bottle going on the union tab. Members’ dues money paid for extravagant meals not just for officers but for their family and friends. In all, the IIO investigation found that over a five-year period, Griswold used the union credit card to spend at least $51,261.38 for unauthorized expenses that had no union purpose and that Harren did the same to the tune of $82,681.
State worker union investigating former president over claims of long work weeks, high pay
February 12, 2026 // Minnesota’s largest public employee union is investigating its former president after members questioned whether she was actually working the long hours she allegedly claimed at her union and state jobs. Between her two jobs, Megan Dayton earned about $180,000 annually in recent years — far more than her predecessor.
Former Jacksonville teachers union leaders sentenced to prison for $2.6M fraud
February 11, 2026 // A summary from an interview prosecutors and FBI agents had with George in June 2025 said George claimed “it was an open joke in the [DTU] office that Brady did not really have any leave days to sell.” Because George’s job included keeping track of union employees' (not members') leave balances, “when Brady needed money she would say something along the lines of I need to sell some days,” said the summary, which Coolican attached to his sentencing memo. “Brady would tell George how much money she needed after taxes and then George would initiate a payment for the equivalent value of leave days. Brady directed George to do the same for herself.” For example, the summary said that Brady sold $20,000 worth of leave time when she needed roof repairs, and George assumed the two facts were connected.
Commentary: Jacobin’s New Columnist Chris Brooks Doesn’t Disclose Corruption Charges that Led to His Ouster from UAW
February 9, 2026 // However, nowhere in Brooks’ inaugural column titled “Four Lessons From the UAW’s Turn Toward Class Struggle” is his ouster from the UAW over his illegal conduct ever mentioned. This, even though it was covered by major publications including the Detroit Free Press, Reuters, and even Brook’s hometown paper, The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Instead, Jacobin gave a platform to a corrupt union official to repair his legacy without ever having to address the very serious allegations of corruption, dishonesty, and retaliation, or the violation of federal law that forced him out of union office.
APWU President LaTanya Gadson Faces Serious Criminal Enforcement Actions,
February 4, 2026 // On December 17, 2025, in the United States District Court for South Carolina, Columbia Division, LaTanya Gadson, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 795 (located in Sumter, S.C.), was charged with one count of embezzlement of union funds of at least $11,474 and one count of falsification of records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c) and 29 U.S.C 439(c), respectively. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office.
PODCAST: The Chicago Teachers Union and Their Path to Dictatorship | The New Frontline with Siena Rose
January 14, 2026 // This episode exposes the inherent corruption and political overreach of government unions as Siena dives into the latest controversy surrounding the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and their support for a Venezuela protest organized by socialist groups. Along with former NJEA President Sean Spiller's controversial campaign for NEA President and a new California tax proposal targeting billionaires, backed by the SEIU.