United Auto Workers Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry will be the union’s fourth president in less than three years.
The union’s governing International Executive Board elevated Curry, 55, in anticipation of President Rory Gamble’s retirement on Wednesday. Curry will oversee the union as it enters a new chapter with a court-appointed monitor overseeing the union for the next six years, seeks to regain trust with members and partners following convictions of 11 former officials and navigates a transforming automotive industry toward electric vehicles that require new skills to build and fewer parts.