The Board focuses on whether there was a rational basis for the withdrawal of Appellant’s grievance challenging his rate of pay.  This case involves a fairly complex set of pay provisions, negotiated by the Union over the course of several contracts.  After the Company denied the grievance at the initial ...

The PRB’s jurisdiction over appeals related to the processing of grievances is limited to claims that the matter was improperly handled because of fraud, discrimination, or collusion with management, or that the disposition or handling of the matter was devoid of any rational basis.  Here, the Local Bargaining Unit Chairperson ...

Article 12, §3 of the UAW International Constitution authorizes the International Executive Board (IEB) to impose an administratorship upon a local union where necessary to prevent or correct financial malpractice.  Here, all parties agree that Local 892 had struggled financially for many years.  In August 2022, the International Auditor found ...

The PRB has jurisdiction in matters pertaining to the appointment or removal of special purpose representatives to the extent that an appeal concerns a violation of the Ethical Practices Codes (EPC).  Special purpose representatives are at-will positions.  The designated authority exercises broad discretion with regard to appointment and removal, provided ...

In this case, the Local Executive Board and the IEB correctly concluded that the charges against Appellant satisfy the requirements of Article 31, §3(a) – (e) and, therefore, the trial process should go forward.  The acts claimed to constitute conduct unbecoming a member are described in sufficient detail to give ...

In 1947, the Delegates to the UAW International Convention added to the Constitution the requirement that verbatim minutes be taken at all IEB meetings and be made available to any member for inspection.  In 1959, the Convention Delegates adopted an exception to the requirement for verbatim minutes.  This exception sets ...

This case involves an appeal from an International Representative’s decision to withdraw Appellant’s termination grievance.  Accordingly, the applicable time limit under Article 33, §4(c) is 30 days.  Appellant acknowledges that he first learned about the withdrawal of his grievance on June 7, 2022.  Yet, he did not send his appeal to ...

Local union elections carry a presumption of validity.  To warrant overturning an election’s results and conducting a rerun, two requirements must be met: (1) an election rule violation must be firmly established; and (2) there must be clear and convincing evidence that the violation could have affected the outcome of ...

The International Union argues that the Appellant lacks standing because she accepted a settlement in which she agreed to resign her employment in exchange for compensation.  Consistent with prior PRB decisions, the Board rejects this argument.  The relevant consideration in this case is what is being appealed.  Appellant is appealing ...

Appellant raises important issues concerning the status and rights of newly organized members.  The PRB has not previously had the occasion to address the selection of bargaining team members for a recently organized group.  The Board agrees with the International Union that Articles 38 and 45 of the UAW Constitution ...