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News & Commentary March 26, 2023
https://onlabor.org/march-26-2023/
By Swap Agrawal
Swap Agrawal is a student at Harvard Law School.
In this weekend’s news and commentary, Shawn Fain won the runoff election for UAW president, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a repeal of right-to-work in the state.
On March 25, Shawn Fain was announced the winner in a runoff election for United Auto Workers (UAW) president after narrowly defeating the incumbent head of the union, Ray Curry. Fain, a 54-year-old electrician, has been a UAW member for more than two decades and previously served as a local leader for a Stellantis parts plant in Indiana. Fain and other members of his leadership slate were part of the “UAW Members United” reform group which ran on the promise of “No corruption. No concessions. No tiers.” The last demand is a reference to the tiered pay system implemented by the automakers during recent negotiations.
FULL story at link above.