Gary Jones (born September 1956) is a former American labor union leader, who was convicted of embezzlement.
Jones began working as a furnace operator for the Ford Motor Company in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in 1975.
[1][2] In 2018, Jones was elected as president of the UAW, arguing for the union to be more militant, to work for social justice, and to support local communities.
Under his leadership, union members who worked for the General Motors Company undertook a 40-day long strike.
[3] In 2019, he was implicated in an embezzlement case, and the union's executive filed papers to remove him from office; he stood down before the paperwork was served.