A.C.E. Responds to UAW

Yesterday, the American Council of Employees (ACE) delivered hundreds of documents revoking allegedly-collected UAW authorization signatures. The documents, delivered directly to the Volkswagen-appointed auditor, detail hundreds of examples of employees rescinding any previous authorizations they may have signed in support of UAW representation.

Upon delivery of these documents, ACE attorney Maury Nicely explained that, “According to these documents, a vast portion of the signatures submitted by the UAW are inaccurate, unreliable, and out of date.” He added, “In the service of fairness and transparency, VW’s auditors must also confirm that all certified authorization signatures include an original, written date to confirm when the signatures were obtained.”

Any signatures obtained prior to the February 2014 election were nullified by the results of that contest. Because it must be assumed that any undated signatures were obtained prior to the election, such signatures would therefore be invalid.

Sean Moss, interim-President of ACE, said that, “the auditor’s decision to certify patently invalid UAW signatures can only be described as a clear violation of VW’s Community Organization Engagement Policy. While we continue to play by the rules, the UAW, supported by members of VW management, has manipulated the process and has gone so far as to attempt to represent employees who have specifically withdrawn any support for the UAW whatsoever.”

“We are expecting a substantial reduction in UAW’s membership total to be announced by the auditor very soon. Meanwhile, we must prepare our membership list for certification—a process that has been delayed because, unlike the UAW, our members include both hourly and salaried workers, and Volkswagen has ignored our request for a list of eligible employees, as was provided to the UAW,” Moss added.