Cutting deals with employers has long been the core of HHWA and IUJAT’s organizing strategy.

Several IUJAT affiliates have been the subject of federal investigations into schemes to defraud or extortion.

A review of HHWA, IUJAT, and related organizations’ Department of Labor filings makes clear that several members of the Elliott family, along with other officers and leaders, have been on the payroll of multiple related organizations.