UAW Presidential Runoff Too Close to Call, Fain Has Narrow Lead

The United Auto Workers presidential runoff election is too close to call, with reform candidate Shawn Fain claiming a narrow lead over the weekend.

Whether Fain will oust incumbent President Ray Curry depends on 1,608 remaining challenged ballots, UAW Members United and Unite All Workers for Democracy—which back Fain—said in an update sent on March 4.

The UAW’s court-appointed monitor confirmed that “because the number of unresolved challenged ballots is greater than the margin between the candidates” the challenged votes were now being reviewed.

“The outcome of this race cannot be determined until a sufficient number of these challenged ballots ...