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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.