Convention News - Wednesday
Regional director election results
Each UAW region held elections Wednesday, and all 11 regional directors won by acclamation, as follows:
UAW officers end terms with fond farewell
In a fitting tribute, UAW delegates honored retiring International Executive Board members Wednesday, highlighting their many labor achievements:
PRB reports record of union fairness
Public Review Board Chair James J. Brudney says the panel acts as an internal watchdog.
Bob King, ‘Mobilizing for Justice’ team elected to lead UAW
More than 1,200 delegates to the 35th UAW Constitutional Convention in Detroit overwhelmingly elected Bob King to succeed Ron Gettelfinger as president Wednesday in a display of union democracy in action. Members roared approval for King who will be sworn in to a four-year term as president Thursday. King prevailed by 2,115.095 to 74.549 in a roll call vote against challenger Gary Walkowicz, 61, a UAW Local 600 bargaining committee member at Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant.
