Neil Barofsky

The US government tried to meddle in the union election to defeat Fain.

Neal Barofsky, a federal monitor tasked with overseeing the UAW as part of a corruption settlement that preexisted Fain, spread bogus accusations against the union president.

The real motive behind Barofsky's attacks was Fain's leadership and the UAW stand against the genocide in Gaza.

The UAW was among the first worker organizations to pass a resolution condemning the Israeli atrocities and endorsing a ceasefire.

The UAW under Fain has been a breath of fresh air for a largely moribund labor movement, but this renewed and strategic militancy has also put a target on the union's back.

The UAW old guard's corruption scandal resulted in a federal consent decree imposing Neil Barofsky to monitor the union.

But instead of monitoring for corruption, Barofsky went to war with Fain, who was elected to fight against the old corrupt guard.

He went to war with Fain over the UAW's public call for a ceasefire in Gaza.