DETROIT, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Former United Auto Workers President Stephen P. Yokich, who led the union to some of its most lucrative contracts with Detroit's Big Three automakers, died on Friday at age 66.
Yokich suffered a stroke and died at 9:45 a.m., sources at Detroit's St. John hospital said.
In a 46-year career with the UAW, which ended with his retirement in June, Yokich worked his way up from an apprentice tool and die maker to the presidency of one of the world's ...
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