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UAWD in the Detroit News: Challengers notch wins over incumbents in UAW election of top leaders
Jordyn Grzelewski writes for The Detroit News: Candidates who challenged incumbent United Auto Workers leaders in the union's first-ever direct election of top officials scored some significant victories as vote tabulation continued Thursday. [...] Challenger...
UAWD in the Detroit News: In UAW election, challenger for president gains early lead, Region 1 poised for new director
Jordyn Grzelewski writes for The Detroit News: Early unofficial results in the United Auto Workers' first-ever direct elections of international officers confirmed that at least one runoff will occur, and showed numerous challengers to incumbent union officials ahead....
UAWD in the Detroit Free Press: UAW election vote count underway in Ohio
Eric D. Lawrence writes for the Detroit Free Press: Vote counting got underway Tuesday in the first direct election of top union officers in the UAW. [...] Unite All Workers for Democracy, or UAWD, a dissident group within the UAW that is supporting its own slate of...
In the News: Just How Much Is the UAW Strike Fund Worth?
The Intercept published a story on how the UAW International Executive Board has been misleading the membership—including delegates at the 2022 Constitutional Convention—as to the size of the UAW strike fund, as well as the nature of the investments in the fund:...
UAWD in the Detroit News: UAW presidential candidates to face off in election forum tonight
Jordyn Grzelewski writes for The Detroit News: Candidates for president of the United Auto Workers on Thursday fielded questions from members about their plans to grow the union's membership base, position the union for the auto industry's transition to electric...
UAWD in the New York Times: United Auto Workers Seek to Shed a Legacy of Corruption
Neal E. Boudette writes about this year's UAW Constitutional Convention for the New York Times, quoting UAWD Steering Committee member Bill Parker: Now U.A.W. members have a chance to determine how much of a break from that past they want to make. In one of the...
UAWD in the Detroit Free Press: UAW delegates vote to kill strike pay increase in closing hours of convention
In a dramatic reversal shortly before the close of the UAW’s 38th constitutional convention in Detroit, delegates on Thursday voted to undo a $100-per-week strike pay increase approved earlier. That means the strike pay will go back to the $400 per week that had been in place at the start of the convention rather than the $500 per week delegates approved on Wednesday. However, a change that allows the strike pay accrual to start on the first day of a strike rather than the eighth day was allowed to stand.
UAWD in the Detroit News: UAW convention ends on dramatic note, even as some hail ‘democratic’ progress
The Detroit News writes: The United Auto Workers' 38th Constitutional Convention ended on a dramatic note Thursday, reflecting internal fissures — as well as some signs of progress — in a union attempting to move beyond a years-long corruption scandal and position...
UAWD in the Detroit Bureau: UAW Convention Produces Nominees for First-Ever Election
Joseph Szczesny writes for the Detroit Bureau: ...the Administrative Caucus, which has controlled the union’s internal politics for decades, had to scramble to fight off a large block of reform minded delegates. The biggest clash revolved around strike pay, which was...
UAWD on the Air: Rebuilding trust a priority at UAW convention in Detroit after federal corruption cases
WXYZ-TV Detroit reported from the UAW Constitutional Convention in Detroit, featuring UAW Members United candidate Mike Booth talking about the future of our union. Watch more at WXYZ-TV.
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