Militant UAW Reform Group Propels Shawn Fain to Union Presidency on Anti-Corruption Platform

Shawn Fain's rise in UAW owes to Unite All Workers for Democracy, a militant group formed in 2020.

The group devised a platform of "No corruption. No concessions. No tiers."

This platform captured member frustrations with years of scandal and concessions to automakers.

In 2022, the group recruited Fain as a candidate and ran a campaign to elect him UAW president.

Fain has since led a wave of walkouts to demand better contract terms from automakers.