East Texas Auto Workers Local President Pleads Guilty

Auto Workers logoOn 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.