UAW Names President

By Staff Writer December 08, 2019

The UAW International Executive Board named Acting President Rory Gamble to fill the vacancy of president until the June 2022 Convention. Gamble will finish the term of Gary Jones, who resigned in the midst of a federal investigation into UAW corruption.

“This is an honor to complete my career and serve the members of this great union in this capacity,” said Gamble. “This wasn’t planned and it is a tall order. There are difficult decisions that will need to be made in the coming months for our members. But I promise one thing, when I retire and turn over this office, we will deliver a clean union on solid footing.”

Gamble, 64, spent 12 years as Director of Region 1A before being elected vice president and appointed to head the Ford department in 2018.

In his initial three weeks, Gamble moved swiftly as acting president, coalescing the IEB around a series of ethics reforms, including appointing an outside chief ethics officer; an internal ombudsman; policy changes; a claw back provision to recover misspent money; new financial controls including auditing and identifying and implementing stronger financial management practices.

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