WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have voted to change the union’s election method from the current delegate system to a direct election model, a court-appointed monitor said.
The referendum, with 84% of the 143,000 ballots counted, shows 63% in favor of the direct voting system, monitor Neil Barofsky said.
The referendum at the 400,000-member union was required as part of a U.S. Justice Department settlement announced in December 2020 into corruption allegations that have resulted in the convictions of two former UAW presidents.
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)
