UAW Members Elect Reform President, Ousting Incumbent, Ahead of Crucial Auto Negotiations
The union’s new leader will be Shawn Fain, a member of the “UAW Members United” reform group and local leader for a Stellantis parts plant in Indiana.
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The union’s new leader will be Shawn Fain, a member of the “UAW Members United” reform group and local leader for a Stellantis parts plant in Indiana.
The union’s new leader will be Shawn Fain, a member of the “UAW Members United” reform group and local leader for a Stellantis parts plant in Indiana.
“We need to run contract campaigns where we engage the membership and go after their demands. We haven’t done this in my lifetime.”
DETROIT —Riding a wave of reform after a massive corruption scandal and resentment of a two-tier wage system at the Detroit 3, Shawn Fain, nominee of the Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAW-D) movement, narrowly defeated incumbent Ray Curry for the United Auto Workers presidency.
Shawn Fain won after campaigning on a militant approach to organizing, internal democracy and solidarity against tiers.