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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Bieber Reelected UAW Chief: Owen Bieber was easily reelected president of the United Auto Workers at the union’s convention in San Diego, but supporters of dissident Jerry Tucker dragged out the process, forcing the first roll-call vote in 20 years. Despite Tucker’s support among dissident delegates, however, Bieber won his fourth three-year term as head of the 860,000-member union. Western Region 6 Director Bruce Lee was reelected by 222 votes to dissident opponent Glenn Plunkett’s 198.

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