King Set to Take Uaw's Leadership Post ; Industry Shows Signs of Recovery, but He Faces Challenges
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Bob King, the next United Auto Workers leader, inherits a union that gave up thousands of jobs and billions in benefits to save the U.S. auto industry. His legacy will rest on how workers are rewarded in the recovery.
King, 63, the nominee of the UAW bloc that has controlled the Detroit-based union since 1946, is expected to win an election today to succeed two-term President Ron Gettelfinger, 65. The electrician with a law degree, who rose through the ranks in 40 years at the UAW, is set to take over a union that has declined to 355,000 members from 1.5 million in 1979.See the full content of this document
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King Set to Take Uaw's Leadership Post ; Industry Shows Signs of Recovery, but He Faces Challenges
The UAW shift coincides with signs of recovery in the industry. General Motors Co. posted a net profit and Chrysler Group made money on an operating basis in the first quarter, less than a year after each emerged from bankruptcy. The union helped convince ...
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