CON!!!!!! CON!!!!!!

[Decker]

Part #4

 

"A visit to Mr. Jewells home was revealed in a document filed in the case against his former top administrative assistant, Nancy Adams Johnson. Johnson, 57, of Macomb Township was indicted last month and accused of conspiring with other union and Fiat Chrysler officials to corrupt the labor negotiation process. She received tens of thousands of dollars in illegal payments and benefits from Fiat Chrysler during the alleged conspiracy, including $1,100 designer shoes, first-class flights to California, resort stays, limousine rides and a $6,912 dinner at famed Detroit restaurant London Chop House, according to federal prosecutors. The money in question was funneled through the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center under a policy created by the auto companys officials to keep UAW leaders fat, dumb and happy and wring concessions favoring the automaker, according to the government."

"Nancy Johnson, the one-time senior official in the UAW Chrysler Department, pleaded guilty Monday in a wide-ranging corruption scandal involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. As part of the agreement, the 57-year-old acknowledged before U.S. District Judge Paul Borman in Detroit that she violated labor laws, and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution's case against other union and FCA officials. "I didn't have a right," she said in court, referring to her use of credit cards for personal items."

"The government said Johnson spent thousands of dollars meant for autoworker training on personal items, including first-class airline tickets, expensive luggage, $1,160 Christian Louboutin shoes, $4,587 at LG's Prime Steak House and $6,900 at Renaissance Resort & Spa. Her actions, the prosecution has alleged, were part of a wider corruption conspiracy among UAW and FCA that involves bribes for favorable contracts. The UAW and FCA have denied that allegation, saying a few corrupt individuals stole the money, and their actions did not affect labor agreements, which are ratified by union members. The misconduct by Nancy Johnson and certain other individuals, in this case, has been very disturbing," the union said in response to the plea arrangement. "The UAW has taken strong measures to prevent a reoccurrence of this type of misconduct and our new leadership team continues to oversee improvements in our operations and financial controls."

"Johnson's agreement to cooperate suggests that the feds are investigating whether others are involved in the alleged conspiracy in either organization."

What concessions? Favorable? Did we make concessions..? Oh that`s what all that "You all better vote for this contract", "It`s the best we could get" and the "You all should just be thankful you`s even have a job" stuff was all about. Here I fell for the "we have the memberships best interest in our hearts" stuff.. tricked again baaaa baaaa

Edited July 24, 2018 by Decker

[Uaw_for_what]

Decker,Now you already know Ford is involved look how we are all getting Screwed. ???

[Decker]

Ex-UAW boss Dennis Williams OK'd using training center funds, aide says

UAW President Dennis Williams told senior officials to use automakers' funds to pay for union costs, including lavish meals, travel, key witness says.

Detroit A former labor official told federal prosecutors that United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams directed subordinates to use funds from Detroits automakers, funneled through training centers, to pay for union travel, meals and entertainment.



As part of a plea agreement filed Monday, Nancy Adams Johnson told investigators Williams made the directive to relieve pressure on the unions budget. Williams, the union's president from 2014 until mid-June, and the UAW had no comment on the allegations made by Adams Johnson, the second-highest ranking official in the unions Fiat Chrysler department.



Money filtered through the training centers for the benefit of UAW officials is at the center of a widening scandal that has led to seven convictions, a shakeup at the highest levels of the auto industry and raised questions about the sanctity of labor negotiations between the union and Detroit's automakers.

"Maybe this is what the senior levels of the UAW were used to, but at its core, this is a significant betrayal of trust," said Peter Henning, a Wayne State University law professor and former federal prosecutor. "This is how a small fraud becomes a much bigger one."

Edited July 26, 2018 by Decker

[fuzzymoomoo]

Decker, where did you find that?

[Decker]

Posted about an hour ago Detroit newspapers....

[fuzzymoomoo]

Ah ok. Ive been out and about all morning, havent checked the papers yet.

 

Who would have thought Bob King would be the voice of reason

Edited July 26, 2018 by fuzzymoomoo

[Decker]

Well.... maybe....

But, being on record as stating he warned them not to do it... could be construed as knowing about the shit and as prez not doing anything other than the little school boy shit stop it you guys
Might be looked at as being right in there with the conspiracy.....

Edited July 26, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

I wonder how many trips to Black Lake the Executive Board members take in a year before the Chicago District Office of the DOL sees a RED FLAG over the 551?

That 2017 551 LM-2 report shows a lot of our-O-town Rendezvousss.... I mean dam travel experiences totaling over a 100K... lost time for just one E-Board member to the tune of 20K...how many times can one go to Summer School? or how many Civil Rights committee members go to Black Lake while leaving the majority of the committee to never go?

But then again Local Executives are trained by International Executives .....

Edited July 26, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

"Former UAW Vice President Norwood Jewell could also be wading into hotter water. A person of interest for quite some time, Jewell was previously linked to the conspiracy involving Fiat Chrysler executives funneling illegal payments and benefits to UAW officials who wouldnt fight quite so hard for workers. Iacobelli claimed he approved more than $30,000 in worker training funds on a party for Jewell in August of 2014 which included models who lit labor leaders cigars, expensive booze, and wine bottles with Jewells name on them. As extravagant as that may sound, it pales in comparison to the amount Iacobelli spent on himself. If youll recall, he was the guy who bought himself a Ferrari and two bejeweled Montblanc pens."

 

"While Jewell hasnt been charged, his home was raided by the FBI in 2017. Its believed investigators are currently building a case against him."

 

"Since the corruption scandal began prior to Williams installment as president of the union, investigators also looked at his predecessor Bob King. However, that appears to be a dead end. According to the indictment charging Iacobelli and Monica Morgan-Holiefield (widow of former UAW Vice President General Holiefield), King opposed any dealings that could have been misinterpreted as shady.
According to court documents, King confronted Holiefield and Iacobelli about the selection of Holiefields wife as a vendor for the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center and a nonprofit controlled by Holiefield in 2011. He suggested that paying Monica Morgan was a bad idea and that they could go to jail, instructing them not to direct any additional business her way."

 

 

"Of course, they did the exact opposite, and the nonprofit is now known to be one of several fronts for hiding the embezzled funds. Both Iacobelli and Morgan-Holiefield have plead guilty for their crimes relating to the scandal. She was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on July 13th, while Iacobelli is awaiting a possible eight-year sentence depending on his own plea agreement."

 

Hmmm if this is correct maybe King Bob was just good at bringing concessions to the membership but had a little no no no don`t kill the golden goose up his sleeve....

Edited July 27, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

Hmmm they post $1.9 billion profit in just the second quarter and want these concession? USW should use some training center incentives to persuade there members to vote the way Arcelor wants the vote to go. It worked for the IUAW.... or give Jimmy a call over at city hall and put together a little incentive (maybe another non profit organization through the USW) and he will start practicing the "you all should be thankful you`s even got a job" motivational speech.....

 

"ArcelorMittal just posted a $1.9 billion profit in the second quarter. The global steelmaker, which said it has been losing money in the United States, has asked for a number of concessions it said are necessary to become more competitive, such as cuts to health insurance, incentive pay, vacation pay, family and medical leave, pensions and supplemental unemployment. It wants union employees to pay $200 a month in health care premiums or up to $8,000 a year in out-of-pocket costs for a "consumer-driven" plan."

 

Really? can the IUAW sit at the table and pretend they don`t already have an agreement, I mean at least go through the motions like they`re negotiating…. while under indictment?

 

 

We are just a year away from our own concessions and lower tiers.

Edited August 4, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

Another charged, Another plea deal in UAW-FCA federal corruption investigation

"Keith Mickens accused of helping funnel away millions of dollars meant for training workers.
Officials have admitted to accepting thousands of dollars' worth of clothing, electronics and golf equipment"

"A former UAW official pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in the widening, multimillion-dollar corruption scandal involving a joint training center between the union and Fiat Chrysler. Keith Mickens, 64, who oversaw operations of the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the Labor Relations Act as part of a plea deal with federal investigators."

"The release of Mickens' plea comes a day after Michael Brown, a former FCA US employee, was charged with one count of lying to a federal grand jury about the scope of the conspiracy. Brown is the seventh person charged with criminal involvement in the corruption scandal. Of those, Mickens is the fifth to plead guilty. The Detroit News reported that Brown, 60, was a director in Fiat Chrysler's employee relations department at the time of his testimony, but he has since left the company."

"Mickens was indicted March 13 for conspiring with Alphons Iacobelli, a former Fiat Chrysler labor executive, and late UAW Vice President General Holiefield from 2010 until 2015. Also pleading guilty to using stolen funds are Holiefield's widow, Monica Morgan; Virdell King, a retired UAW associate director; and Jerome Durden, a former FCA financial analyst. Nancy Johnson, a former top aide to ex-UAW Vice President Norwood Jewell, was also charged for misusing training center funds, though she has not yet been arraigned."

"Mickens faces up to 2 1/2 years in federal prison — shortened in the deal from an original 5-year maximum — after admitting Thursday to spending more than $7,000 on luggage, golf equipment and unspecified items at two Best Buy locations using training center bank accounts and credit cards."

"Mickens was co-director of the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center and was on the center's Joint Activities Board. In July 2013, Mickens secured a check for $13,500 payable to Monica Morgan Photography, according to the 28-page plea deal he signed on March 14. A few days later Morgan and Holiefield used the money to settle the remaining balance on a swimming pool at their Harrison Township home."

"The plea deal also says that in January 2016, FCA offered to pay Mickens $25,000 as part of a "one-time, non-precedent setting, incentivized retirement program" on the condition that he agree in writing not to disclose information of the payment to any third parties or members of the media."

 

But, as Dennis has said none of this could have jeopardized any of the good faith negotiation's the IUAW was involved in.....

[fuzzymoomoo]

What is this training blue collar workers are supposed so be getting?

[Decker]

Good question. All the training I keep hearing about is being done right here at CAP. Even our thrid time around of "diversity" training A long time ago Ford`s training center was used for the FPS stuff and the FTPM stuff but that was looked at as just an all inclusive paid vacation party time. You sign in then go to breakfast come back and then go to lunch then forget where your class was and grab a cab.

 

But really I never heard of any training talked about from members that had went. Did they have classes in photography? Was there classes on how to install pools? Did anyone walk out of the training and into a plant for job on the floor?

 

I think Mickens sentencing was 06 Aug, but nothing so far in the news. But lets be honest this servicing rep only got $7400 in allowance's and only $5100 for official bidness. No wonder he was temped with a free lunch every now and then....

 

 

KEITH MICKENS, SERVICING Rep

Salary Breakdown (2015)

Total Compensation

$127,569.00

• Gross Salary: $114,958.00
• Allowances: $7,457.00
• Official Business: $5,154.00

Edited August 8, 2018 by Decker

[fuzzymoomoo]

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2018/08/16/sergio-marchionne-gave-expensive-watch-uaw-failed-tell-investigators-orruption/985477002/

 

Well well well, it seems that hug between Dennis Williams and Sergio Marchionne to open the 2015 negotiations wasnt so innocent

[Decker]

The conspiracy is damaging and sows distrust among UAW members, Henning said.

"More than anything, it shows union leadership appears to have been bought with trinkets," he said.

"The mistrust this fosters among union members is incredible."

Yaa think......?

Edited August 16, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

What did Dennis say....?

In no way could this have influenced the negotiations.

Then what was it before that....?

Lets DO Chrysler first.... hmmm

Edited August 16, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

I was just a wondering the other day. The sentencing date for one of our I`m guilty but willing to sing IUAW royalty had come and gone... This latest article kinda explains things a just little.

 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2018/08/16/sergio-marchionne-gave-expensive-watch-uaw-failed-tell-investigators-orruption/985477002/

Edited August 17, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

Ever read an old history book and see it in a completely different light than the first time you read it. With the IUAW information floating around in federal court as of late, the 2015 contract is a historic agreement (history book) with a different view now. (for me)

Give this piece of history a read an see if your view of it is the same with the current IUAW information floating around in federal court.

Fiat Chrysler is surprise lead company in UAW talks

News of Fiat Chrysler as lead company comes after an antsy weekend for 141,000 unionized employees

Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/1UPAMOw

Edited August 20, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

Back in the day... this sure sounded good. Promise Promise Promise... who would of thought about anyone going to the federal daycare centers back then?

FCA CEO Marchionne aims to eliminate 2-tier UAW wages

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday that the two-tier wage structure established by the Detroit Three is "unsustainable in the long-term" and vowed to essentially eliminate it in contract talks with the UAW this year.

Marchionne said he thinks there is as much as a 50% chance that the UAW and FCA US will effectively eliminate the two-tier structure in this round of negotiations.

"We are going to try our darnedest to close it up," Marchionne said. "We need to design a career path for people who come into this business that tells them that if they work hard they can get there."

Marchionne has expressed that view before, but his remarks coming at the traditional handshake that marks the beginning of the talks were especially welcomed by UAW President Dennis Williams. The UAW head has pledged to close the wage gap between the Detroit Three's legacy auto workers and those hired after 2007.

Marchionne and Williams were among those who spoke at the ceremonial handshake event at the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center in Detroit. The UAW's contract with FCA US, General Motors and Ford expires on Sept. 14.

Marchionne, wearing a blue golf shirt with both the FCA and UAW logos, (what was Dennis wearing?) skipped the handshake and instead gave Williams a hug to begin the event. (hug? and a pat on the wallet?)


"You should pay people the same wage for the same work and therefore anything that is dual in nature is unsustainable in the long term. You cannot live that way," Marchionne said.

Edited August 20, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

 

 

"Fiat Chrysler-UAW scandal 'did not begin with Iacobelli,' his lawyers argue"

It wasn't just him.

That's what attorneys for convicted Fiat-Chrysler executive Alphons Iacobelli are arguing in court records, saying corruption between FCA and UAW officials ran deep for years.

And it's not fair to blame just Iacobelli for it, they say, claiming FCA officials bribed UAW leaders with travel, jewelry, cash and other perks long before Iacobelli came along.

"The corruption that is the focus of this case did not begin with Al Iacobelli. The practices that form the backbone of this case did not begin with Al Iacobelli. ... Admittedly, he was part of the problem. He was not the problem," attorney David DuMouchel wrote in a sentencing memo Monday.

As the implicated list of IUAW names gets longer.....Who will be next to be named in this plea agreement???

If one was looking for a firm to negotiate with the government on a tax case, would one pick a firm that's got numerous federally indicted members in trial proceedings facing tax fraud charges of their own, to sit across the table from the IRS? on ones behalf? But wait, the IUAW will stay completely focused on our best interests. Besides the IUAW isn`t facing the IRS....Right? Just being named in court proceedings by the EEOC and DOL isn`t the same thing. Right?

 

[THE JUICE]

And now with tariffs, aluminum prices, Asia/Europe,federal investigations, and yet another "Ford lowers full year outlook" headlines, get ready for more concessions. Good thing they took care of themselves in Detroit had to get that 31% bump before they sit down in 2019.

[THE JUICE]

And now with tariffs, aluminum prices, Asia/Europe,federal investigations, and yet another "Ford lowers full year outlook" headlines, get ready for more concessions. Good thing they took care of themselves in Detroit... Just had to get that 31% bump before they sit down in 2019.

[Decker]

Jalopnik Reviews
Ryan Felton - 11 minutes ago

The UAW Corruption Probe Widens

"If proven, this says that the union leadership is corrupt."
"Thats a biting line from University of Michigan business professor Erik Gordon, in a story today from The Detroit News about the federal corruption probe of the United Auto Workers and Fiat-Chrysler.
Now, the News reports, the feds are looking at certain expenditures from a UAW-funded trip to Palm Springs, and by funded I mean use official member dues:"

 

 

"UAW officials spent member dues from 2014 to 2016 in Palm Springs for little, if any, legitimate union business or labor-management purposes, according to a key government witness who is helping investigators unravel a broad conspiracy that has shaken the auto industry. During those three years, the union spent $953,692 in Palm Springs, according to the UAWs annual financial filings.
The allegations reveal a new thread of a federal corruption investigation into a multimillion-dollar conspiracy involving the UAW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The focus on Palm Springs is emerging at a crossroads in the investigation as federal prosecutors have secured convictions against all seven labor leaders and auto executives charged so far."

 

 

"The problem is that the IUAW has long said that member dues "weren`t" used in the years-long conspiracy, which has so far resulted in the indictment of several UAW and FCA officials. A IUAW spokesperson told the News the reported expenses were publicly-known and reasonable."

REASONABLE..?.... sure why not
■$6,912 at the London Chop House.
■$6,678 on flights between Detroit and California.
■$4,587 spent at LGs Prime Steakhouse in Palm Springs.
■$1,259 for luggage.
■$1,652 at Cardliff Limousine in Palm Springs.
■More than $1,800 at Indian Canyons Golf Resort
■More than $1,800 at St. John Knits and other retail stores in and around Palm Springs.
■More than $6,900 at the Renaissance Resort & Spa in Palm Springs.
■$1,160 for a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes at Neiman Marcus.
■More than $1,700 for a set of graphite womens golf clubs and a diva cart bag.
■More than $1,000 at Divalicious and other retail stores in Orlando, Florida, and Clinton Township.
■$1,217 at Salon Bilal in Pasadena, California.

 

A girls gotta have her hair done to be seen with her Diva Cart Bag... yaaa know

Edited September 20, 2018 by Decker

[Decker]

"In the UAW investigation, federal court records provide more specifics about Palm Springs expenses than what is contained in the UAW's annual financial reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor."

"The UAW refused to provide The News an itemized list of Palm Springs expenses or copies of audited financial statements."

"For companies, travel and entertainment is often where they hide things," said Peter Henning, a Wayne State University law professor and former federal prosecutor. "If UAW officials are out there six weeks for a one-week conference, what was the justification?"

"Theres a requirement when dues are being spent that everything be properly accounted for," Henning added. "You cant spend money for personal benefit. If its a lot of money going to individual officials, then there are also tax issues."

Palm Springs is playing an increasingly significant role in the investigation.

Edited September 20, 2018 by Decker

[Fatso]

It seems like in the mid 90`s going into the millennium the local at the plant I worked at then,started,,,well an elected UAW official outright told me "We wont stand in the way of anyone making a "DEAL" and when I continued pressing him for representation and all I wanted was equal enforcement of the contract I was slammed by an elected UAW official "if they don't like you I cant help you".From that point on solidarity took a big step backwards.As a result,union employees see a benefit if they kiss-ass,cut the bosses lawn and throw each other under the bus and if they got a "DEAL" it is their "DEAL" that comes first not solidarity.When I first started out any special assignments were offered to the higher seniority employee first and if they cant do it,only then,would I understand giving the assignment to a lower seniority employee.I am currently at the best UAW local I have ever been at now.The rep is always available,the workers are more laid back and not trying to cut each others throat for a "DEAL".It is a much less hostile atmosphere than working in a "DEAL" shop.I read that the Feds are not finished investigating collusion and corruption between the IUAW and the big 3.You know darn well that "DEAL" making goes all the way up to the top, now proving it may be difficult.All most union workers want is a fair contract that is equally enforced.I understand that Ford Motor signs my paychecks and the company deserves respect.All I expect for my union dues is, no special overtime deals,no special attendance rules,no special tools given out,no arbitrary and capricious disciplinary actions,just to name a few.I hope,if guilty,they all go to prison and get their ass kicked.

Edited October 3, 2018 by Fatso