Dues
UAW members pay monthly dues equal to two hours pay or, for salaried workers, 1.15% of their monthly salary. Public employees who are prohibited by law from striking are not required to pay into the UAW Strike Fund, so they could pay proportionally lower dues.
The UAW's current dues structure was established by the delegates to the 1967 Special Convention. In restructuring the UAW's dues program, the delegates had two basic objectives. First, they wanted a dues structure that would be fair to all UAW members regardless of their annual incomes. Second, they were determined to provide for the long-term financial health of UAW locals and the International Union with a dues structure that wouldn't have to be changed every few years. Their solution--linking dues to earnings--satisfied both objectives.
Under the UAW Constitution, a member's dues are divided among three UAW funds:
- 38% stays in the local union.
- 32% goes into the International Union's General Fund.
- 30% goes into the UAW Strike Fund. However, if the balance in the strike fund exceeds $500 million, the rebates described above apply.
See what you get for your dues.
