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Challenger wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union
https://apnews.com/article/uaw-election-shawn-fain-ray-curry-85fa05496e7d1d21243708e4385a54f8
By TOM KRISHER yesterday
DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.
A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray Curry. Fain’s slate of candidates won control of the big union, as workers rejected most incumbents in the wake of a bribery and embezzlement scandal
It was the 372,000-member union’s first direct election of its 14-member International Executive Board, which came in the wake of the wide-ranging scandal that landed two former presidents in prison.
The vote count had been going on since March 1, and the outcome was uncertain going into Saturday because of challenges against several hundred ballots.
FULL story at link above.