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UAW Membership Increases for Third Straight Year
The membership of the United Auto Workers union grew 0.5% to 382,500 people last year, according to the union's annual filing with the Dept. of Labor.
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The membership of the United Auto Workers union grew 0.5% to 382,500 people last year, according to the union's annual filing with the Dept. of Labor.
Last year marked the third consecutive year-over-year increase in UAW membership, thus reaching the highest level since 2008. The union's membership has climbed 8% from its post-World War II low in 2009. But it remains far below its peak of 1.5 million members in 1979.
The UAW says it gained new members last year at auto parts plants in Alabama and Kentucky, a bus factory in Oklahoma and a casino in Ohio.
The union's annual report also discloses that President Bob King's salary rose 9% to $174,400 in 2012.
The UAW's assets declined 4% to $1 billion. Liabilities increased 8% to $7.7 million. The union spent $30 million on political activity and lobbying last year compared with $8 million in 2011.
The UAW has made it a top priority to build its membership, particularly at foreign-owned auto plants. The union spent $105 million on representational activities in 2012.
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