Gamble “fought hard for the old guard,” said Erik Gordon, since the government is not itself implementing the direct election of UAW leaders like it had three decades ago with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. “The first thing for the next president will be to keep the old guard in power.”
Scott Houldieson, chairman of the United All Workers for Democracy caucus in the UAW that is advocating for passage of the referendum, said he has a team working across the country every day in efforts to educate members about the referendum that must be held within six months of the appointment of the monitor, according to the consent decree.