UAW The Monitor Files

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Just the facts from the monitor status reports in a conversational tone, with no bias.

Episodes

  1. May 24

    The Monitor Files Bonus Episode: Breaking Down the UAW Strike Fund

    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.

    38 min

  2. May 19

    Curry, Fain, Sycophants, and Hypocrisy — Monitor Files Bonus Episode

    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.

    43 min

  3. May 6

    The Monitor Files – Episode 5: If at First You Don’t Slit Her F*****g Throat… Try, Try Again

    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?

    47 min

  4. May 6

    The Monitor Files – Episode 4: Fear and Loathing in Solidarity House

    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.

    37 min

  5. May 6

    The Monitor Files – Episode 3: The Conspiracy to Frame Margaret Mock

    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.

    50 min

  6. May 6

    The Monitor Files — Episode 2: “Slit Her F*****g Throat”5

    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 f*****g 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.

    47 min

  7. May 5

    🎙️ Episode 1: The Monitor’s Mandate

    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

    36 min
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Just the facts from the monitor status reports in a conversational tone, with no bias.

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