DETROIT — The UAW is expected to receive an independent monitor within the next 90 days as part of a consent decree with the federal government approved by a judge late Friday night.
The deal, announced in December, includes a six-year period of oversight, $1.5 million fine and potential changes to its election process after prosecutors found evidence of rampant corruption among top officers.
The approval of the consent decree by U.S. District Judge David Lawson Friday included new timing details and officially started the clock on the process to implement the independent watchdogs.
The union has 30 days from the consent decree approval to suggest three candidates to become its independent monitor. After that, the government can either approve one or seek additional options, but will seek to select one within 60 days of receiving the initial candidates. They must then be approved and appointed by the court.
The monitor…