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2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW

United Auto Workers President Ray Curry speaks during an interview, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Detroit. Curry faces Shawn Fain, who began his career as an electrician at a Chrysler metal casting plant in Kokomo, Indiana, in an election to lead the 373,000 members of the UAW, a union that helps set standards for wages across the nation's manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

In a frame grab from video, Shawn Fain, a candidate for president of the United Auto Workers, is interviewed, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Detroit. Fain is facing incumbent UAW president Ray Curry. The two men, who began their careers on factory floors, are competing to lead the 373,000 members of the UAW, a union that helps set standards for wages across the nation's manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW