On November 19, Alan Grayewski, former chairman of Utility Workers Union of America Local 223 – Office, Professional & Technical Division, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to one year of probation for failing to properly maintain union records related to his theft of funds from the Dearborn-based union. He also was ordered to pay $9,794.76 in restitution and a $25 assessment. Grayewski pled guilty in August after being charged in June following an investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
