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UAW leadership faces historic upheaval ahead of union negotiations with Detroit automakers



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United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – As the United Auto Workers prepares for what are expected to be highly contentious negotiations with the Detroit automakers later this year, the union’s leadership is undergoing its largest upheaval in decades.The shuffle follows a years-long federal investigation that uncovered systemic corruption involving bribery, embezzlement and other crimes among the top ranks of the organized labor group.Thirteen UAW officials were convicted as part of the investigation, including two past presidents. As part of a settlement with the union in late-2020, a federal monitor was appointed to oversee the union and a direct election process was voted upon that is reshaping its International Executive Board.A reform group called UAW Members United has successfully campaigned to elect five new representatives to the 14-member board, but not all seats are settled. Run-off elections are taking place through Tuesday for three othe …

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