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Michigan moving to oust UAW president • Daily Montanan [1]

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Date: 2025-07-22

WARREN, Michigan —In Warren, members of the United Auto Workers union approved charges against President Shawn Fain, following an investigation into a dispute between Fain and the union’s secretary-treasurer.

According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, members of the UAW Local 140 on Monday approved charges against Fain under Article 30 of the union’s constitution, marking the second occasion where the local approved charges against the UAW president. Members also approved the charges at a May 18, meeting, but the vote was nullified as it did not occur at a special meeting as the constitution stipulates.

In speaking with six members of the union, the Free Press confirmed that the charges were approved in a unanimous 80-0 vote, making it the fourth of six locals required to bring the charges to an administrative trial.

According to copies of the charges reviewed by the Michigan Advance, Fain is accused of dereliction of duty, financial mismanagement, retaliation against union members, hiring non-UAW personnel for positions that should be filled by union members, and failing to comply with the conditions of a consent decree appointing an independent monitor to investigate misconduct and remove fraud, corruption, illegal behavior, dishonesty and unethical practices from the union.

The consent decree was put in place in 2021 following an embezzlement and bribery scandal which culminated in prison sentences for several top union leaders and auto executives.

In June, the monitor released a report finding “compelling evidence of retaliatory and illegitimate intent” in Fain’s decision to strip Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock of certain responsibilities after she refused to authorize certain expenditures for Fain’s office.

While Fain and the union’s executive board alleged Mock had “weaponized” financial policies, obstructed operations, and sought to improperly influence votes by the board, the monitor concluded these allegations “were either unsupported or outright unfounded.”

According to the Free Press, Mock and UAW Vice President Rich Boyer both attended Monday’s meeting at the Local 140 as members, rather than in their leadership roles. In his June report, the monitor noted he was still investigating claims that Fain had also retaliated against Boyer by stripping the Stellantis Department from Boyer’s oversight.

A UAW spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication.

This story was originally produced by the Michigan Advance which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network, including the Daily Montanan, supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.

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