PERSON: Shawn Fain

President

Shawn Fain (born 1968 or 1969) is an American labor unionist. Fain worked as an electrician at the Stellantis automotive parts plant in Kokomo, Indiana. He joined the United Auto Workers union.

In 2023, Fain ran for the presidency of the union, against incumbent Ray Curry, and won, taking office in March. He led a slate that focused on opposing corruption, concessions and tiered pay structures. In the first election in which members of the union directly elected the president, Fain won with a narrow majority. He argued for a more militant approach to negotiations, and for the union to actively support politicians who shared the union’s agenda.

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