A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

by Associated Press

Mon, September 18th 2023, 4:11 PM UTC

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with members at the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Fain has become an outspoken and aggressive union member and leader. At the time of his March election, Fain vowed to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with big automakers — as well as clean up the union and unite members following a wide-ranging scandal that landed two former presidents in prison. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

FILE - Sean O'Brien, Teamsters General President, center, greets teamsters and United Parcel Service workers at a rally in downtown Los Angeles on July 19, 2023. O’Brien, a Boston-area native who grew up in a Teamsters family, worked with then-president James Hoffa (the son of Jimmy Hoffa, the former Teamsters leader) as the chief negotiator in the Teamsters' 2017 contract talks with UPS. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, is interviewed at a Writers Guild of America rally outside Paramount Pictures studio on May 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. In the ’90s, Drescher rose to fame as the co-creator and star of “The Nanny.” She is now the first president of the guild to preside over a film and TV actors strike since 1980. Actors have been on strike since July and, like the screenwriters who began picketing earlier this year, they're seeking better pay in an industry vastly changed due to streaming and the emergence of artificial intelligence. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with members at the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Fain has become an outspoken and aggressive union member and leader. At the time of his March election, Fain vowed to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with big automakers — as well as clean up the union and unite members following a wide-ranging scandal that landed two former presidents in prison. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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