In the UAW, Members Set and Control Dues

UAW members determine dues in the UAW. That's because the UAW is a membership organization. The current UAW dues formula-two hours pay a month-was set by local union members at a UAW convention in 1967. These delegates had been elected by UAW local unions across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.

That dues formula remains in effect to this day. In fact, it has proven to be so fair and acceptable that many other major unions have adopted the UAW system. Our dues are tied to our straight time hourly earnings, including negotiated profit sharing and bonuses, but not overtime pay.

Both hourly and salaried members pay 1.15% of their monthly income-equivalent to two hours pay. Public employees who do not have the legal right to strike are not obligated to pay into the UAW strike fund.

Rules regarding dues are spelled out in Article 16 and Article 47 of the UAW constitution.

 

"The UAW is people.  It's only people."

Cecilia Vaught
UAW Local 227
Chrysler