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UAW Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Leadership Shakeup

12/19/2025

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  • Chris Brooks, chief of staff to United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, will leave the union on December 31, 2025 after federal monitor Neil Barofsky's report accuses him of colluding to strip duties from Margaret Mock, union's Secretary-Treasurer.
  • Fain announced plans to restore Mock's responsibilities and appointed a new leadership team.
  • The UAW has been under federal oversight since a 2020 corruption scandal and faces elections and talks with automakers.