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In this special edition of Monitor Files, we take a closer look at the Constitutional Appeals Committee, the people who serve on it, and the role it plays in reviewing member appeals. From Craig to Karnafel to Taylor, we'll follow the paper trail, examine decisions, and ask whether the appeals process is delivering accountability, transparency, and fairness to the membership.

We'll also examine the ongoing debate surrounding at-will employment within the UAW. While President Shawn Fain has been a vocal critic of at-will employment when it comes to employers and workers, critics argue that at-will appointments and removals within the union raise important questions about consistency and accountability. Is there a double standard? Is it a case of "do as I say, not as I do," or are the situations fundamentally different? We'll look at the records, the policies, and the arguments on both sides.

Most importantly, we'll explore what happens when members challenge decisions made by union leadership. Is the Constitutional Appeals Committee an independent safeguard for members' rights, or has it become another layer of the establishment?

No spin. No caucus talking points. No sacred cows.

Just the documents, the decisions, the facts, and the questions every UAW member should be asking.

Election rules are supposed to protect fairness, transparency, and democracy. But what happens when rules exist on paper and nobody is held accountable for breaking them? In Episode 6, we examine the rules governing the UAW International Executive Board elections, the allegations of selective enforcement, and the growing perception among many members that some candidates play by one set of rules while others face a different standard. If rules aren't enforced equally, are they really rules at all—or just suggestions?

The Monitor Files Bonus Episode dives deep into the UAW strike fund, the financial realities behind it, and the growing debate among members about how that money is managed and used.

With over $850 million in the strike fund, members have increasingly asked hard questions:

How secure is the fund really?

How is it invested?

Who controls the decisions?

And why are members still struggling financially during strikes while leadership continues business as usual?

This episode breaks down the numbers, the structure of the strike fund, strike pay debates, investment strategies, and the disconnect many members feel between leadership messaging and the reality on the shop floor.

We also examine the broader political side of strike leverage, member expectations, and whether the current system truly reflects the priorities of the membership.

No spin. No slogans. Just facts, analysis, and uncomfortable questions.

The Monitor Files continues pulling back the curtain on the inner workings of the UAW and the leadership decisions shaping the future of the union movement.

In this bonus episode of The Monitor Files, we dig into the uncomfortable truth behind the UAW’s public reform image and the private conduct exposed through the federal monitor’s reports. This episode looks at the disturbing parallels between Ray Curry withholding documents from the monitor and Shawn Fain later being accused of similar obstruction after campaigning on transparency, accountability, and reform.

We break down how UAWD and the Members United movement treated the monitor’s intervention as a victory when it exposed Curry, but how many of the same voices suddenly changed their tone when Shawn Fain became the one under scrutiny. We also examine the role of Fain’s loyalists and political defenders, the hypocrisy of cheering oversight when it hurts your opponent but attacking it when it threatens your own side, and why real reform cannot depend on personality worship or selective outrage.

This episode also revisits how Shawn Fain entered UAWD as a last-resort candidate, how Brian Keller’s third-place endorsement helped make Fain’s victory possible, and how the reform movement that helped carry him into office was later discarded, rewritten, or erased when it no longer served his political needs.

This is not about defending Curry. It is about holding everyone to the same standard.

Because corruption does not become reform just because your side is doing it.

After the Federal Monitor’s 12th Report failed to remove UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock, the attacks didn’t stop — they escalated.

Episode 5 of The Monitor Files dives into the allegations of retaliation, political targeting, and the internal power struggle surrounding the office responsible for controlling the union’s money. From accusations that collapsed under scrutiny to repeated attempts to undermine and isolate Mock, this episode examines what happens when the first hit job fails… and the people behind it refuse to let it go.

Using the Monitor’s own findings, internal communications, and the growing divide inside the union, this episode explores whether the fight was ever really about misconduct — or about removing a financial gatekeeper who refused to rubber-stamp spending and investments.

Fear. Retaliation. Power. And the question hanging over all of it:

How many times do you have to try before people realize it was never about justice in the first place?

Inside Solidarity House, fear became a weapon. Loyalty was demanded. Dissent was punished. And behind closed doors, the people elected to protect the membership were allegedly using the machinery of the union against their own.

In Episode 4 of The Monitor Files, we examine the growing culture of retaliation, political paranoia, and internal intimidation that spread through the upper levels of the union. What began as a movement promising reform and transparency slowly transformed into accusations of surveillance, targeted investigations, loyalty tests, and weaponized compliance actions against perceived enemies.

Using federal monitor findings, internal accusations, public statements, and testimony surrounding the retaliation allegations tied to the Secretary-Treasurer investigation, this episode follows the collapse of trust inside Solidarity House itself.

The deeper the monitor dug… the uglier the picture became.

This is the story of fear, power, and the battle for control inside one of the most influential labor unions in America.

In this explosive deep-dive episode of United Auto Workers: The Monitor Files, we examine the allegations, retaliation claims, internal power struggles, and political maneuvering surrounding former UAW Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock.

Using findings tied to the federal monitor’s reports, this episode follows the timeline of accusations, internal conflicts over union spending, and the growing claims that efforts were made to isolate, undermine, and ultimately frame one of the highest-ranking elected officials inside the union.

From financial oversight battles… to leaked communications… to the fallout that spread across the union’s leadership structure… this is the full story behind one of the most controversial internal conflicts in modern UAW history.

This episode contains discussion of retaliation allegations, internal union politics, financial disputes, and the federal oversight now shaping the future of the union.

Episode 2 of United Auto Workers: The Monitor Files dives into the explosive allegations and internal power struggle surrounding Margaret Mock and the events examined in the federal monitor’s 12th report.

What began as political disagreements over spending, oversight, and financial control escalated into accusations of retaliation, intimidation, coordinated attacks, and efforts to politically destroy one of the highest-ranking elected women in the union.

This episode explores the alleged conspiracy to isolate and remove Mock after repeated clashes over union finances, investment losses, spending authority, and accountability inside the administration of Shawn Fain.

At the center of the episode is one shocking phrase that came to symbolize the hostility and internal warfare consuming the leadership structure: “slit her fucking throat.”

Using publicly discussed allegations, monitor findings, internal conflicts, and the growing divide inside the reform movement itself, Episode 3 examines how a union that promised transparency and democracy became engulfed in accusations of retaliation and political vengeance.

This is the story of power, loyalty, fear, and what happens when internal dissent collides with control at the top of one of America’s most powerful unions.

This opening episode breaks down the foundation of federal oversight inside the United Auto Workers—what the Monitor is, why it exists, and what authority it actually holds.

After years of corruption scandals that led to federal intervention, a court-appointed independent monitor was installed to oversee the union’s operations, enforce compliance reforms, and restore accountability. But what does that really mean for the membership?

In this episode, we dig into the Monitor’s mandate under the Consent Decree—covering investigations, election oversight, financial compliance, and internal governance. We also begin examining the Monitor’s own reports, starting with the Eleventh Status Report, to understand how oversight has evolved and what early warning signs were already present.

This isn’t opinion—this is the paper trail.

https://www.uawmonitor.com/reports/7