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Statement on the UAW election crisis by rank-and-file candidate Will Lehman

Statement on the UAW election crisis by rank-and-file candidate Will Lehman

The conclusion of the second round of the UAW national officers’ election has proven definitively that the election was a fraud conducted with contempt for the rights of the rank-and-file membership. As challenged ballots continue to be counted, Shaw

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Abysmal turnout in UAW run-off confirms fraudulent character of election

Abysmal turnout in UAW run-off confirms fraudulent character of election

The date for mailing ballots in the second round of the UAW election has passed, and only 136,114 workers have cast votes, according to the court-appointed Monitor’s website. This equals to just 12 percent of the 1.1 million eligible active and retir

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Fight back against the attack on jobs at Stellantis Belvidere Assembly! Mobilize support behind Stellantis workers!

Fight back against the attack on jobs at Stellantis Belvidere Assembly! Mobilize support behind Stellantis workers!

To discuss forming a rank-and-file committee or to speak out about your working conditions, contact my campaign today: willforuawpresident@gmail.com.

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Video: Workers in the US need to know about the major strikes happening across Europe

Video: Workers in the US need to know about the major strikes happening across Europe

In recent weeks, more than 2 million French workers have struck against proposed pension cuts by President Emmanuel Macron, who is seeking to raise the retirement age. In the UK, over half a million workers struck earlier this month against proposed

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Response to UAW Monitor's request for more information about election protest

Response to UAW Monitor's request for more information about election protest

On December 20, rank-and-file socialist candidate for UAW president Will Lehmanfiled a protestover the UAW bureaucracy’s deliberate efforts to suppress the vote in the first ever direct election for national union officers....

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10 facts workers should know about the disputed first round of voting in the UAW elections

10 facts workers should know about the disputed first round of voting in the UAW elections

On December 19, rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president Will Lehman filed aformal legal protestover the first round of the International Officer Elections, which took place in November....

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Will Lehman submits additional evidence of voter suppression in UAW election to UAW Monitor

Will Lehman submits additional evidence of voter suppression in UAW election to UAW Monitor

The following letter by Will Lehman was sent to the court-appointed UAW Monitor tasked with overseeing the union’s elections. On December 19, Lehman filed anofficial protestover the conduct and results of the first round of...

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In letter to UAW Monitor, Will Lehman demands response to protest over fraudulent UAW election

In letter to UAW Monitor, Will Lehman demands response to protest over fraudulent UAW election

The following letter was sent by UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman to the court-appointed Monitor overseeing the UAW presidential elections.

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Ray Curry and Shawn Fain: Stop blaming worker apathy for low turnout caused by voter suppression!

Ray Curry and Shawn Fain: Stop blaming worker apathy for low turnout caused by voter suppression!

In the first round of the UAW officer elections, only 9 percent of members voted, with just 103,495 votes counted. After a long silence, both factions of the UAW bureaucracy—represented by Ray Curry and Shawn Fain—have spoken out about the fact that

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Will Lehman Submits Official Protest Challenging UAW Election Results and Vote Suppression

Will Lehman Submits Official Protest Challenging UAW Election Results and Vote Suppression

On Monday, December 19, Will Lehman, a Mack Trucks worker and candidate for United Auto Workers International president, filed a formal protest with the court-appointed UAW Monitor over the national UAW election results.

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Why I am not supporting Shawn Fain in run-off vote

Why I am not supporting Shawn Fain in run-off vote

Shawn Fain, the presidential candidate for the UAW Members United slate, has asked me to support him in the runoff election with incumbent UAW President Ray Curry, which the UAW Monitor has scheduled between January 12 and February 28.

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Place all candidates on the ballot in second round of UAW elections!

Place all candidates on the ballot in second round of UAW elections!

The votes cast in the first-ever election in UAW history have been tallied, and I am proud to announce that my campaign to abolish the bureaucracy and give power to the rank-and-file won 4,777 votes, or almost 5 percent of the total votes cast. Given

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Will Lehman

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Will Lehman for UAW President