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Monitor Accuses UAW’s Shawn Fain of Family Favoritism, Retaliation

6/26/2026

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Monitor Attorney Neil Barofsky says UAW President Shawn Fain used his authority to secure benefits for his fiancée and sister.
Barofsky alleges UAW President Shawn Fain retaliated against UAW Vice President Rich Boyer after Boyer, who filed a complaint earlier, refused a bonus tied to Fain’s family members and removed duties from Treasurer-Secretary Margaret Mock in May 2024.
UAW President Shawn Fain called the monitor’s report false and politically motivated.

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Monitor Attorney Neil Barofsky says UAW President Shawn Fain used his authority to secure benefits for his fiancée and sister.
Barofsky alleges UAW President Shawn Fain retaliated against UAW Vice President Rich Boyer after Boyer, who filed a complaint earlier, refused a bonus tied to Fain’s family members and removed duties from Treasurer-Secretary Margaret Mock in May 2024.
UAW President Shawn Fain called the monitor’s report false and politically motivated.