In a letter to Labor Department Secretary Thomas Perez, the foundation spells out how officials from the German-based IG Metall union, VW’s Global Group Works Council, the United Auto Workers union, and VW in Germany have participated in “high profile public activities…that trigger Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act reporting requirements.” “As it stands now, American employees of Volkswagen do not know what inside arrangements exist among UAW, IG Metall, Global Works Council, and VW,” said Mark Mix, the foundations president in a letter to Perez. “I call on you to immediately use your authorized powers to demand [disclosure reports] from IG Metall and the Global Works Council.” Mix said that the U.S. Department of Labor has thus far ignored this fact. If it continues to do so, union and company officials “may receive de facto immunity for their possible violations of the LMRDA’s criminal and civil protections,” he said.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:04:39 +0000
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