Shawn Fain
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Shawn Fain 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 Chrysler automotive parts plant in Kokomo, Indiana. He has been a UAW member since 1994, and was a member of the now-dissolved reform caucus, Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD). The first UAW president directly elected by union members, Fain was a central figure in the 2023 United Auto Workers strike.
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Sep 19, 2026
Far Left
Jacobin covered the UAW's call for a national May Day mass strike in 2028, building on the Big Three strike victory.
Fain is the rare labor leader the left praises for pushing class-wide strike action rather than narrow contracts, though some question whether UAW can deliver on the 2028 pledge.