Detroit Prosecutors Probe UAW President Shawn Fain as 2021 Monitor Alleges Abuse of Power
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 28
Detroit Prosecutors Probe UAW President Shawn Fain as 2021 Monitor Alleges Abuse of Power
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 28
Summary
Detroit federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into UAW President Shawn Fain after a court-appointed monitor accused him of abusing his authority and retaliating against board members.
The probe lands about two months before Fain’s re-election vote, complicating a campaign that had been built on big auto contracts, a Volkswagen organizing win in Tennessee and a broader union revival.
Neil Barofsky, the monitor installed under a 2021 settlement tied to the union’s corruption scandal, has become a central antagonist as former allies break with Fain.
Fain denies wrongdoing and says opponents are trying to rig the election, arguing Barofsky targeted him in part over the UAW’s support for a Gaza cease-fire.