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UAW Rank-and-File Vote to Pick Union Leadership
The vote will decide whether Shawn Fain keeps control of the 400,000-member union after a 2023 strike campaign won record contracts.
- United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain claimed reelection on Friday with his United UAW slate sweeping International Executive Board positions, securing a second four-year term with a majority of votes against five challengers.
- The vote validated the "fighting direction" Fain adopted during the 2023 Stand-Up Strike against Detroit Three automakers, which won record agreements delivering 25 percent wage increases and bringing electric vehicle battery production under UAW master agreements.
- Vice President Rich Boyer and other challengers questioned Fain's leadership, citing determinations by federal monitor Neil Barofsky regarding retaliation claims and a reported Justice Department investigation into Fain.
- Turnout remained low at about 10 percent of eligible members, yet the results deliver a clear mandate with Fain's slate poised to hold every seat on the International Executive Board except one regional director.
- With a renewed mandate, Fain faces the May 1, 2028, expiration of Big Three contracts, with his strategy centering on winning back pensions and retiree health care for all autoworkers.
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UAW President Shawn Fain declares victory in race for second term - Regional Media News
By Kalea Hall DETROIT, Oct 9 (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain declared victory on Friday in a race to maintain his position as head of the 400,000-member union. Fain, 57, who rose to national prominence during a 2023 strike against General Motors, [...]
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