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A retired vice president at the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption charges, admitting he received a $250,000 kickback after arranging a contract for 58,000 watches. Photo by REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Joe Ashton, retired UAW vice president, is latest to plead guilty in corruption saga

By Ed White, Associated Press

United Auto Workers President Gary Jones delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People's annual convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. July 22, 2019. Photo by Rebecca Cook/Reuters

United Auto Workers president steps down as GM sues rival over union bribery

United Auto Workers President Gary Jones abruptly resigned Wednesday, capping a tumultuous day that saw union leaders move to oust him and General Motors accusing rival Fiat Chrysler in a lawsuit of bribing union officials to get more favorable contract…

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

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GM sues Fiat Chrysler over union bribes

The lawsuit alleges that Fiat Chrysler corrupted the bargaining process with the UAW in the 2009, 2011 and 2015 union contracts to gain advantages over General Motors.

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

United Auto Workers (UAW) acting president Rory Gamble speaks to Reuters from his office in Southfield, Michigan, U.S. November 6, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Union enacts ethics reforms in wake of federal investigation

Acting President Rory Gamble announced a package of reforms Wednesday designed to stop embezzlement and bribery that was unearthed by a continuing federal investigation into corruption that has implicated the UAW’s current and past presidents.

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

UAW president taking leave amid corruption probe

The United Auto Workers announced Saturday that President Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union.

By Associated Press

In tentative UAW deal, GM trades cash bonuses for future flexibility

A month-long strike by the United Auto Workers appears to be nearing an end. The organization’s leadership approved a tentative deal with General Motors on Thursday, but workers will remain on the picket line until rank-and-file members vote on it…

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GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The deal was hammered out Wednesday but it won't immediately end the strike by more than 49,000 workers.

GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

DETROIT — Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in…

UAW strike puts Trump, GOP in political bind in key states

By David Eggert, Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Democrats were quick to back working-class United Auto Workers in their strike against General Motors, delivering doughnuts and holding picket signs outside factories to show solidarity. It’s a union they long have aligned with politically.