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The final day of the UAW Constitutional Convention saw a bureaucratic rampage, as the leadership under President Ray Curry moved to quash opposition motions, install hand picked candidates and rescind the previously voted increase in weekly strike pay from $400 to $500 after many delegates had left.

This story was updated July 20 with additional info, including a new sidebar describing the federal monitor's latest report. —Editors Auto Workers (UAW) members made history last November, winning direct elections of national officers (“one member, one vote”) in a membership referendum. Now delegates are headed to a Constitutional Convention where candidates will be nominated

Auto Workers (UAW) members made history last November, winning direct elections of national officers (“one member, one vote”) in a membership referendum. Now delegates are headed to a Constitutional Convention where candidates will be nominated for the top slots. The whole process will put to the test whether reformers can break the iron grip of the Administration Caucus, the

Murdered by gangsters on a dictator’s orders in 1981, these pathbreaking Filipino labor organizers fought for union democracy.

Unofficial vote totals show 64% of UAW members preferred to see their leaders picked by direct, union-wide election rather than by delegates at a convention.

Rank-and-file members of the United Auto Workers will now be able to vote directly for their top union leadership.

Supporters of the change say it will curb corruption. A referendum on the question was required in a consent decree between the union and prosecutors.

The members of the United Auto Workers appear to have voted overwhelmingly to move to a direct voting system for choosing their union leadership—“one member, one vote.” As of this afternoon, with more than two-thirds of the votes counted, direct elections had the support of 63 percent. If the result holds, it will be a historic win for reformers in one of the nation’s most

The members of the United Auto Workers appear to have voted overwhelmingly to move to a direct voting system for choosing their union leadership—“one member, one vote.” As of this afternoon, with more than two-thirds of the votes counted, direct elections had the support of 63 percent. If the result holds, it will be a historic win for reformers in one of the nation’s most

Supporters of changing the way of selecting the United Auto Workers top officers appear to have won a decisive victory in the referendum. With less than a quarter of the votes left to be counted, 63% of voters want to directly elect the union’s leadership team, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.