On September 30, Jerry Ragster, former president of United Auto Workers Local 3057, pleaded guilty in the 71st District Court of Harrison County, Texas to theft of $3,372 in funds from the Marshall, Tex.-based union. He made full restitution during his plea. Ragster had been indicted in November 2013 after an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards. UAW Local 3057 represented employees of Dana Corp. at the auto parts supplier’s Longview plant until its closure in 2012.
