{"id":219868,"date":"2022-02-22T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=219868"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:16:11","slug":"blacks-played-critical-role-in-growth-of-uaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2022\/02\/blacks-played-critical-role-in-growth-of-uaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacks Played Critical Role in Growth of UAW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This story is part of a monthlong Black History Month series about the impact of Black people in automotive history.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rory Gamble was a union loyalist right down to his fingertips, which is why he accepted the job of United Auto Workers president in December 2019 after his predecessor resigned in disgrace \u2014 a first for the union. <\/p>\n\n\n\n