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UAW Scandal

GM lawsuit accuses FCA of labor corruption over last decade
GM said it has been substantially damaged because FCA "undermined the integrity of the collective bargaining process" over the past decade. Three former FCA executives who have pleaded guilty in the ongoing UAW corruption scandal were named as defendants.
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