On April 21, Matthew Cuomo, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1047, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to three years of probation for forging more than 50 checks totaling about $15,000 from...
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Joining Sal Tagliaferro’s union was easy: Just pay the man in cash. Now it’s the boss’s turn to pay. Yesterday, Tagliaferro, president of United Brotherhood of Carpenters...
One of the more enduring principles of labor law in America is that workers who are unhappy with their union representation have the right of exit. The current National...
The thefts by Hasan Zahdeh from his union were apparently a lot more than originally suspected. On April 13, Zahdeh, president of the Michigan Union of Healthcare Workers,...
On April 6, Trey Huffty, former president of United Steelworkers Local 1731, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to embezzling funds...
Part of Joseph Whitbeck’s job was watching out for fellow union members. Little did they know, he also was ripping a number of them off. On April 13, Whitbeck, former vice...
