The Detroit News has run a long series of accounts over the years regarding the UAW corruption which forced president Doug Jones out and is still making waves in Michigan labor circles (if not even wider). Here's their latest: Detroit — Federal prosecutors and leaders of the United Auto Workers started negotiating a deal Tuesday to avert a government takeover that likely would subject one of the nation's most powerful labor unions to prolonged oversight aimed at rooting out corruption. According to a joint statement released by the union and government, high-level talks between U.S. Attorney Mathew Schneider and UAW President Rory Gamble touched on several reforms, including one that would let rank-and-file members directly elect new leaders as well as the appointment of an independent monitor to eliminate corruption. The details emerged Tuesday after the two leaders met in private three years into a federal corruption prosecution that has led to the convictions of 14 people, including former UAW President Gary Jones. Gamble was photographed being driven into the prosecutor's underground garage in downtown Detroit on Tuesday, his face covered in a protective mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. MORE: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/b...-takeover-amid-corruption-scandal/3284540001/
