Fiat Chrysler Workers Sue Company Over Bribes to Their Union
- Claim linked to criminal probe of FCA, United Auto Workers
- Union allegedly conspired with company during a pay dispute
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV workers in Ohio sued the carmaker for bribing United Auto Workers officials during a yearslong pay dispute.
A group of 27 employees at the Chrysler Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, filed their lawsuit in federal court Monday, saying UAW officials who received illegal payments were involved in deals that reduced the pay of workers. Former union and Fiat Chrysler executives already have pleaded guilty in a criminal corruption case.