So the UAW raises their dues by 25%. Here is a link of a letter to the members from the UAW president. The letter states a robust strike fund is the strongest deterrent to an employer.
http://uawpromember.org/sites/default/files/Letter%20from%20BK%20and%20DW.pdf. BTW, it also says the UAW will continue to operate more and more efficiently and cut cost.
I have two questions. One, why didn't the union have the 350k+ members vote instead of 1100 delegates? Two, if the union needed money and they take two hours pay per member, per month in dues then why not do what they are suppose to do best and raise employees hourly wage? Members are happy to make more money and the union makes more money to waste and become more obese. Sounds like a win, win to me.
At the convention this year the delegates voted to increase the strike fund, now known as the strike and defense fund (so they can screw public sector employees out of more money that would otherwise not have contributed to it and make it easier to squander) by yeas and nays. Since the vote was close they decided to use the always trustworthy and accurate method of hand raising. IN A ROOM WITH 1100 PEOPLE RAISING THEIR HANDS!!! MY GOD, SEINFIELD COULDN'T WRITE THIS SHIT. They also voted to strip the fund of an additional 25 million. It once stood at just under a billion US dollars, now it's just over 600 million.
The OPEIU Local 494 (which works for them) says the UAW is spending money like the "housewives of Beverly Hills" among other things. Other members asked whether leadership mismanagement led to a drop in the fund. There is a nice little place the UAW has (which is the next link) referred to as Black Lake. Sounds like a nice place but you don't have to worry, they say your dues don't pay for it just the interest the strike fund makes!!! Golf course, condos, 241 newly remodeled rooms, Olympic sized indoor pool, weight room, etc, etc... Can't make this shit up.
http://www.uaw.org/page/black-lake
Michigan holds about 40% of the UAW or 150k'ish workers. Next year because of Right to Work they can choose not to pay dues. And if they are smart, they will. Unions had their place but not anymore. Your dues don't do anything but make the obese horribly obese and keep Demoncrats in office.
http://www.nrtw.org
And for even more info check out
http://www.labornotes.org
