Trust violators in the labor movement: a study of union embezzlements

Article Abstract:

Union embezzlements, considered by many as one of the most serious breaches of trust, have not been seriously examined. My study sheds light on this topic by studying violations of the federal statute which prohibits union embezzlements, 29 U.S.C. 501 paragraph (c). During the period October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1995, 104 individuals were convicted of violating this statute due to their collective victimization of 98 unions. Some findings were: loses tended to be under $25,000; victim unions were small in financial and membership size; unions lack basic financial controls; and offenders were usually male, acted alone, and tended to be part-time officers. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Crimes against, Embezzlement

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The effect of the United Mine Workers of America on the probability of severe injury in underground coal miners

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This paper examines the efficacy of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) in achieving safe working conditions by reducing the probability of severe injury. A detailed data base has been constructed for underground mines during the period 1986-1988. The results obtained fail to provide convincing evidence that the UMWA reduces the severity of injury, even though the UMWA has safety committees and inspectors in the mines where it is the bargaining agent. Further testing reveals that there is no significant difference in the probability of injury due to roof falls, haulage, and handling material, between union and nonunion mines. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Mining & Extractive Industries, Mining, Safety and security measures, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Mining industry, United Mine Workers

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Pattern indifference: the response to pay setters to the 1993 GM-UAW settlement

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Prominent union wage settlements are sometimes thought to have a pattern-setting influence on the economy as a whole. However, a telephone survey after the GM-UAW settlement in the fall of 1993 reveals widespread ignorance of the settlement on the part of the wage setters. Such ignorance suggests that big union settlements do not have direct spillover effects outside their immediate industries. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Labor relations, Automobile industry, General Motors Corp., United Automobile Workers

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