President Ray Curry and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Stuglin have led the charge on ethics reform in the past year.  Building upon President Emeritus Gamble's work, they have spearheaded reforms that are working. UAW’s independent Ethics Officer recently reported:  “I am impressed with the seriousness with which UAW leadership has faced the need to address ethical breaches and the culture that allowed them to occur.” 
 

Some of these reforms include:
 

●      Creating the role of the Independent Ethics Officer, to review and investigate allegations of misconduct involving International Union officials and employees
 

●      The Ethics Hotline, where members and others can confidentially provide information regarding suspected misconduct
 

●      The Ethics Ombudsman, to investigate allegations, after which they are referred to the Ethics Officer for action, as necessary
 

●      The Members Advisory Council on Ethics, made up by rank-and-file members who meet regularly with the Ethics Officer and Public Review Board (PRB)
 

●      Hiring a Compliance Director, responsible for coordinating and overseeing all compliance activities within the International Union, UAW
 

●      Creating a comprehensive Code of Conduct, encompassing all the rules and policies governing ethical and workplace behavior and requiring annual certifications of compliance with that Code of Conduct 
 

●      Mandated systematic annual training on ethics and workplace behavior issues for International employees
 

●       Conflict of Interest Policy for all Elected and Appointed Local Union Officials, which gives UAW members confidence in the acts taken by local leadership and that such acts are not motivated by self-interest
 

●      The Policy on Proper Use of Union Funds in Union Elections, which ensures the highest ethical standards and level of integrity in union elections 
 

●      Creation of the UAW Policy Framework, where all UAW policies follow a defined process for creation and modification, documenting and approving deviations or exceptions to policies, and handling non-compliance
 

●      Refreshed Travel and Expense Reimbursement Policy that sets strict limits and rules around expenses, increasing transparency and accountability
 

●      The Fixed Asset Policy, that defines the governance approach for the fixed assets of the UAW and informs decisions on the acquisition, recording, disposition and safeguarding of fixed assets to properly account for them for financial statement purposes
 

●      The Financial Close and Reporting Policy, which enables our union to account for general ledger activity timely while improving the review and monitoring of the information recorded within our financial statements. It strengthens our internal controls around financial reporting by increasing accountability and ownership over the financial close process.
 

●      The Department Purchasing Card Policy, which provides limits and accountability in the use of funds for day-to-day purchases for the union
 

●      Vendor Selection process that requires three competitive bids for purchases by the International. Employees with an actual or perceived impairment of objectivity regarding a vendor must report and recuse themselves from their role or responsibilities regarding any transaction with that vendor.
 

●      Vendor Due Diligence procedures that are required before procuring goods or services from a vendor to ensure the UAW is doing business with vendors who are free from conflicts of interest with the organization and do not pose a risk to the UAW. It requires an annual re-certification from all vendors to ensure no conflicts of interest exist and creates a list of vendors who are barred from doing business with the UAW.
 

●      Various IT Policies, including the Information Technology Systems Change Management Policy, designed to minimize risk to the integrity, and availability of UAW data.

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●      And much more!