{"id":2384128,"date":"2024-12-27T17:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shawn-fains-luck-goes-from-bad-to-worse-after-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T17:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T22:06:54","slug":"shawn-fains-luck-goes-from-bad-to-worse-after-trump-victory-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shawn-fains-luck-goes-from-bad-to-worse-after-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Fain\u2019s luck goes from bad to worse after Trump victory &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshawn-fains-luck-goes-from-bad-to-worse-after-trump-victory-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063article discusses\u2062 the unfortunate \u200cturn of events for Shawn Fain, the head of \u2063the \u200dUnited Auto workers (UAW) union, following the\u200d victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election. Fain had taken a critically importent risk by aligning himself wiht Vice President Kamala Harris and actively campaigning \u200dfor her \u2062during\u200d the\u200c election. Despite his efforts, Trump made substantial \u2064gains among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a>, especially in Michigan, where the UAW is headquartered. \u200dAccording to a\u200b CNN exit poll, 45% of voters \u2064with a union member \u200cin their household supported Trump, a notable increase\u2064 from 40%\u2064 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-group-emilys-list-threatens-to-pull-endorsement-of-sinema-if-she-keeps-supporting-filibuster\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Group EMILY\u2019s List Threatens To Pull Endorsement Of Sinema If She Keeps Supporting Filibuster\">previous election cycle<\/a>. The \u2064outcome has raised\u200b questions about Fain&#8217;s strategy and the future of union leadership in light of \u200bshifting voter preferences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Shawn Fain&rsquo;s luck goes from bad to worse after Trump victory<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896416\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Auto Workers\">United Auto Workers<\/a> union head Shawn Fain has experienced a series of misfortunes since his gamble to go all-in with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> failed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Fain distinguished himself as one of the most vocal labor leaders for Harris, campaigning for the Democratic candidate this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks at an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">election night campaign party<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His gamble came as President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party made record inroads among the working class. A CNN exit poll found that 45% of voters with a union member in their household voted for Trump, compared to 40% in 2020. And despite Fain&rsquo;s heavy campaigning, Trump won the UAW headquarters&rsquo; state of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>International Brotherhood of Teamsters head Sean O&rsquo;Brien declined to endorse any candidate after an internal poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3158467\/teamsters-members-back-trump-over-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">found a clear majority of members<\/a> supported Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Fain&rsquo;s misfortunes haven&rsquo;t ended with Trump&rsquo;s victory.<\/p>\n<p>He supported legislation in the Michigan legislature that failed after all House Republicans and a Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3266061\/michigan-democratic-speaker-call-of-the-house-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">walked out<\/a> on the proceedings. Fain urged a vote on nearly 30 different pieces of legislation, ranging from increasing unemployment benefits to reinstating some pensions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-now-investigating-whether-andrew-cuomo-let-family-jump-the-line-for-covid-testing\/\" title=\"Feds Now Investigating Whether Andrew Cuomo Let Family Jump The Line For COVID Testing\">state workers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most alarmingly for Fain, Judge David Lawson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/uaw-president-must-forfeit-documents-to-watchdog-judge-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ordered\">ordered<\/a> the UAW to turn in a slew of documents related to a government watchdog investigation into him and other UAW leaders. Fain and the UAW had pushed against the request, arguing it could jeopardize the union&rsquo;s bargaining strategy.<\/p>\n<p>However, he praised parts of the ruling, which &ldquo;creates a new process that gives the UAW an opportunity to review information prior to it being communicated by the monitor, which will safeguard our privileged bargaining information and strengthen our ability to represent and fight for our members and the whole working class.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal monitor Neil Barofsky is investigating allegations that Fain sought perks<strong> <\/strong>for his fiancee while she worked for the UAW and then demoted UAW Vice President Rich Boyer when he objected.<\/p>\n<p>The documents sought included texts from Fain&rsquo;s phone. The union said over 2 million documents had already been turned over to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The federal investigation, which is looking into other corruption allegations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3037013\/shawn-fain-uaw-face-new-problems-federal-watchdog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"accused\">accused<\/a> the UAW of being uncooperative.<\/p>\n<p>The corruption allegations, legislative failures, and ill-fated endorsement of Harris all spell trouble for Fain in 2026, when he will seek reelection. He defeated incumbent Ray Curry in 2023, running on an outsider image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a public <a href=\"https:\/\/uaw.org\/a-message-from-uaw-international-president-shawn-fain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter\">letter<\/a> released after the 2024 presidential election, Fain pledged to keep fighting for UAW interests, including stopping plant closures and layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our mission is to ensure a secure retirement, a living wage, adequate healthcare, and work-life balance for every one of our members, and every member of the working class,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1896416\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896416\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Fain faces increasing challenges after Trump&#8217;s win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2384129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shawn-Fain.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47501,43466,32076],"class_list":["post-2384128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-shawn-fain","tag-trump-victory","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shawn-Fain.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384132,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384128\/revisions\/2384132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}