Highest-Ranked UAW Official Yet Charged in U.S. Fiat Scandal
- UAW VP joined an ongoing plot in 2014, government alleges
- He is accused of allowing payments for expensive steak dinners
Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg
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The former head of the United Auto Workers’ unit representing workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV department was charged by federal prosecutors in Detroit with conspiracy to violate the Labor Management Relations Act, becoming the highest-ranked union official yet caught up in the investigation.
Norwood Jewell is the latest former UAW or company official charged by the U.S. over allegations that, starting in 2009 or earlier, millions of dollars were funneled from the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles training center to union leaders to buy labor peace. Three former FCA executives and three former UAW officials have pleaded guilty, as has the widow of the prior head of the union’s FCA unit.