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Ray Curry
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Ray Curry is an American former trade union leader. From July 2021 to March 2023, Curry served as President of the United Autoworkers. He was elected by the UAW International Executive Board, replacing Rory Gamble, who was the first black president of the union; Curry was the second black president. He ran for re-election in 2023 in the first UAW officer election with members directly electing the president. He lost the race to reform candidate Shawn Fain by 477 votes.[1] Curry had previously served as Secretary-Treasurer from 2018 to 2021.[2]

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Curry in 2022

Curry received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration/finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama. He joined the UAW when he worked as an assembler at Freightliner Trucks in Mount Holly, North Carolina. In 2004, he was hired by the union directly as a staffer.[3]

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