Shawn Fain (born October 30, 1968) is an American labor unionist who has served as president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) since March 2023. An electrician by trade, he worked at a Stellantis automotive parts plant in Kokomo, Indiana.

UAW President Shawn Fain is a 29-year member of the UAW. Hailing from a family of UAW members, Shawn got his start with the union in 1994 as an electrician for Chrysler at Kokomo Casting Plant in his hometown of Kokomo, Indiana.

Jun 10, 2024 · Detroit — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is under investigation by the court-appointed watchdog tasked with eliminating corruption, according to a federal court filing, one of a...

Jun 11, 2024 · Shawn Fain, who led the United Auto Workers union in its strike against all three unionized American automakers last fall, is under investigation by a federal monitor overseeing the union.

Jun 11, 2024 · United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is under investigation by a court-appointed watchdog who has been working to stamp out corruption at the union in wake of its stunning bribery and embezzlement scandal several years ago.

Jan 22, 2025 · United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has declared the UAW open for business to the new fascist administration. This was the meaning of his editorial in the Washington Post on Sunday, headlined ...

Mar 26, 2023 · At noon today, UAW President Shawn Fain was sworn into office, completing our union’s first-ever direct election of top leadership. The new International Executive Board convened immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, and is …

Shawn Fain has served the UAW at every level for over 20 years, primarily for 5 terms as a Skilled Trades Committeeperson and Shop Chair at Local 1166 (Stellantis Kokomo Casting Plant), and 10 years as an International Rep.

Jul 10, 2024 · A court-appointed monitor is probing allegations that United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain retaliated against a vice president who refused to act on orders that would have benefited...

Sep 12, 2023 · At the end of last year, he was an underdog candidate from the UAW staff running against the long-entrenched but scandal-ridden caucus that had led the union for decades. Two of the previous...