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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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UC academic workers: Build a rank-and-file strike committee to prevent a sellout by the UAW bureaucracy!

UC academic workers: Build a rank-and-file strike committee to prevent a sellout by the UAW bureaucracy!

Are you a student or academic worker at the University of California?Contact meto share why you’re striking and what your working conditions are like.

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UAW Presidential Candidate Will Lehman Sues UAW And Monitor for Violating Members' Right to Vote in National Officers Election

UAW Presidential Candidate Will Lehman Sues UAW And Monitor for Violating Members' Right to Vote in National Officers Election

On Thursday, November 17, Will Lehman filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan demanding that the UAW and the court-appointed Monitor overseeing the election delay all voting-related deadlines by 30 days

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Mobilize UAW members and all workers behind the striking University of California academic workers!

Mobilize UAW members and all workers behind the striking University of California academic workers!

As candidate for president of the United Auto Workers, I express my full support and solidarity with the 48,000 academic workers who went on strike today. I will do everything in my power to make your struggle known among UAW members and other worker

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GM Flint Assembly workers launch rank-and-file committee

GM Flint Assembly workers launch rank-and-file committee

The statement below was issued by a group of workers who have recently formed the GM Flint Truck Assembly Rank-and-File Committee, following the rank-and-file committees which have also been initiated at Ford Chicago and Stellantis Detroit Assembly C

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Letter to UAW Monitor: Request for delay in ballot deadline for UAW elections

Letter to UAW Monitor: Request for delay in ballot deadline for UAW elections

The following letter was sent to the court-appointed Monitor overseeing the UAW national elections.

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Curry team violates election rules amid reports of voter suppression

Curry team violates election rules amid reports of voter suppression

My campaign has heard from many of you who have not received ballots for the election of the UAW president and national officers and from others who report concerning information about attempts by the UAW apparatus to suppress the vote.

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Will Lehman

The bureaucracy can't be reformed. It must be abolished. Ready to build rank-and-file power?

Will Lehman for UAW President