Our Strike Assistance Program Backs Us Up in Negotiations

For many years the UAW has maintained the largest strike fund of any union in the country. We believe UAW members must always be protected financially if they decide they have no choice but to strike.

Today UAW strike benefits are $175* a week plus medical-hospital and life insurance coverage.

Some unions do not maintain strike funds. But a strong strike assistance program is important in convincing employers that we are willing and able to strike. Often just being prepared to strike is the best way to avoid a strike.

Because we are prepared, very few UAW negotiations end in a strike.

*$200 a week effective August 1, 2002

A Healthy Strike Fund Is Often
the Best Way to Avoid a Strike