DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into UAW Leader Over Abuse of Power Claims

Federal prosecutors are investigating UAW President Shawn Fain for allegedly coercing union officials into giving his fiancée a bonus and securing workers' compensation for his sister, then punishing Vice President Rich Boyer for refusing. A grand jury has subpoenaed the union's monitor regarding its report on these allegations. Fain, elected in 2023 as a reformer, faces re-election in August and claims the probe amounts to election interference.