The monitor accuses UAW leaders of obstructing and interfering with his access to information amid accusations that the union president abused his powers.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is under investigation by a federal court-appointed watchdog, according to a Monday court filing.
The monitor, Neil Barofsky, is investigating whether Fain abused his power as union president, potentially in violation of a 2020 consent decree between the UAW and Justice Department that avoided a federal takeover of the union. "The Monitor has attempted for months to garner the Union's cooperation in gathering the information needed to conduct a full investigation, but the Union has effectively slow-rolled the Monitor's access to requested documents," the court filing reads.
The filing, which was first reported by The Detroit News, says Barofsky's concerns largely began in February, after the monitor "began investigating current members of the IEB—including the President, Secretary-Treasurer, and one of the Union's Regional Directors."
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