“There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.” — Henry David Thoreau
When corrupt union bosses are in charge, all union members suffer.
Today, the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Management Standards is planning to do a “public outreach” campaign to let the public know that unions are not as corrupt as they tend to seem.
That’s all well and good.
However, with the recent sentencing of two former United Auto Workers presidents to prison in the last two months, union corruption is alive and well–and, in the case of the UAW, it is union members who will be paying the price for years to come.
In this episode of Union Free Radio, host Peter List talks about the five basic types of union corruption and shares examples of each.
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Articles and links mentioned discussed in this episode of Union Free Radio:
- Disgraced ex-UAW president Jones sentenced to 28 months for theft
- Union Dues At Work: Another UAW Top Boss Sentenced To 28 Months As Members Pay For Corrupt Execs’ Actions
- Union using nonunion labor to build retirement home for former president | Washington Examiner
- The United States Reaches a Settlement with the United Auto Workers Union to Reform the Union and End Corruption and Fraud | Department of Justice
- Feds indict Philadelphia union boss Johnny ‘Doc’ Dougherty, IBEW Local 98
- Labor Leader John Dougherty of IBEW 98 Facing Federal Charges – NBC10 Philadelphia
- Teamsters Say Goodbye to U.S. Oversight 30 Years After Takeover
- Labor Racketeering: The Mafia and the Unions | Office of Justice Programs
- Feds: Union official sought bribes from insurance administrator exec
- Strong Mob Ties to 4 Big Unions Charged : U.S. Lacks Strategy to Attack Issue, President’s Crime Panel Says – Los Angeles Times
- Union Corruption Report: Here Are All The Corrupt Union Bosses Caught In 2020
- 7 Completely True Events The Movie Casino Is Based On
- Feds: Union official sought bribes from insurance administrator exec
- Four Indicted in Southern California Pain Clinic Scam; ILWU Plan Loses $3M – National Legal & Policy Center
- Sweetheart Deals Hurt Labor – NYTimes.com
- New NLRB Decision Legitimizes Unions’ Race to the Bottom
- Labor Agency Aims to Wield Its Data to Counter Anti-Union Groups
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