United Steel Union Officials Say All Funds Accounted For
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Members of USW Local 6805, have been hit by some financial irregularities, but all funds are now accounted for in union coffers, according to officials.
The local, which represents employees of Dalton Corp., conducted an internal investigation and discovered approximately $35,000 of union funds were misused. The two local officials involved have resigned their positions and the money has been repaid, according to USW District 7 Director Jack Pardon.
"We've done an audit and the preliminary report indicates there was some misuse of union funds," Pardon said. "The two individuals involved have resigned and restitution has been made."
Pardon said one repaid $2,000 and the other paid back more than $30,000. Whether any charges are filed will be up to local union officials, he said.
"When something like this happens, somebody from the local union has to file charges and I haven't been given any information that charges have been filed."
Local 6805 president Dan Ryan and former recording secretary Bill Miller both confirmed an investigation was being conducted into local officials, but those individuals are no longer officers in the local. Ryan and Miller declined to comment further on the investigation.
Kosciusko County Prosecutor Chuck Waggoner said his office has not received a complaint. [[In-content Ad]]
Members of USW Local 6805, have been hit by some financial irregularities, but all funds are now accounted for in union coffers, according to officials.
The local, which represents employees of Dalton Corp., conducted an internal investigation and discovered approximately $35,000 of union funds were misused. The two local officials involved have resigned their positions and the money has been repaid, according to USW District 7 Director Jack Pardon.
"We've done an audit and the preliminary report indicates there was some misuse of union funds," Pardon said. "The two individuals involved have resigned and restitution has been made."
Pardon said one repaid $2,000 and the other paid back more than $30,000. Whether any charges are filed will be up to local union officials, he said.
"When something like this happens, somebody from the local union has to file charges and I haven't been given any information that charges have been filed."
Local 6805 president Dan Ryan and former recording secretary Bill Miller both confirmed an investigation was being conducted into local officials, but those individuals are no longer officers in the local. Ryan and Miller declined to comment further on the investigation.
Kosciusko County Prosecutor Chuck Waggoner said his office has not received a complaint. [[In-content Ad]]