Virtual Press Call with UAW President Shawn Fain on Election Results

DETROIT – After an election night that saw the complete repudiation of corporate America’s influence in politics, UAW members in Michigan were a deciding factor in how results landed in statewide races, including the U.S. Senate seat for Abdul El-Sayed. 

WHO: UAW President Shawn Fain

WHAT: Virtual press conference

WHERE: Zoom link upon RSVP

WHEN: Wednesday, November 4 at 2:00 P.M. ET

The UAW has built its largest political program in recent history this cycle, with dozens of member-to-member volunteers knocking on the doors of more than 100,000 UAW voters in Michigan and making 500,000 phone calls. Priority areas in Michigan included congressional districts where the UAW’s density is higher than previous margins of victory, which helped sway results and flip CD-04, CD-07, and CD-10. The UAW’s membership was also instrumental in cementing the trifecta by helping recapture the State House.

The UAW's influence in the 2026 cycle will feed directly into legislative and political campaigns to fight for the union's "four core issues" -- wages, healthcare, retirement, time off – as we head into the 2028 round of bargaining at the Big Three automakers, where contracts expire on May 1, 2028. The flagship economic fight of the next Congress will be delivering on retirement security for all workers, including defending and expanding Social Security and Medicare.

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