After this article was published on June 30, some of those quoted in it became concerned about retaliation. Some names have been removed.
Workers organized two protests at Ford Motor Co.'s engine plant in Lima, Ohio, on June 19. One was a picket at shift change made up primarily of Black workers, objecting both to blatant racial insults and to a hierarchy that they allege keeps Black employees from moving up.
— Jun 30
Can Auto Workers Win the Right to Vote? Here's How Teamsters Did It
June 29, 2020 / Justin Mayhugh
After former Auto Workers President Gary Jones pleaded guilty in June to charges of embezzling more than $1 million in union funds, the years-long federal investigation into corruption by senior UAW officials is set to move to a new phase.
The government has named the UAW itself as a co-conspirator. That creates a probability that the Department of Justice will bring a case against the union under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act—a maneuver that could result in a government takeover of the union.
— Jun 29
Despite the pandemic, postal workers in at least 18 cities and towns rallied on foot, by car, and even by bicycle June 23 to demand federal funding to save the U.S. Postal Service.
While the House has passed a $25 billion rescue package, the Senate is not expected to take it up until after July 4.
— Jun 26
