King Inherits UAW Seeking Payback From Concessions
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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 slated to succeed two-term President Ron Gettelfinger, 65, in an election tomorrow. 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.