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No. By driving up production costs in the US and using strikes to create unstable production environments, the UAW is pushing manufacturers to relocate to Mexico, where it’s cheaper to produce automobiles.

This means fewer auto jobs in the US and the potential for plant closures. One example: In 2021, Ford Motor Company added two new electric vehicles to production lines in Mexico rather than in the US.

No. Once a union wins an election, they legally represent all the workers at that plant as a single bargaining unit, even those who voted against the union.

Workers can no longer negotiate for themselves, even if they think they can get better pay or an improved schedule. A worker can also no longer pursue a complaint with their employer without a union representative in the room, even if the worker doesn’t want them there.

No. The National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) has categorized union promises to workers as “campaign propaganda” and legally unenforceable. For example, last year UAW leadership said they were going on strike to win a 40 percent pay increase, a four-day work week, and a pension for the Detroit 3. However, they did not deliver on what they promised.

No. UAW workers hired after 2007 do not receive defined benefit pensions, but instead have access to 401(k) profit-sharing.

Yes. In one case decided by the Supreme Court, Communications Workers v. Beck, a union was found to be spending almost 80 percent of its dues money on matters unrelated to collective bargaining, such as campaign contributions.

The UAW is a far-left progressive organization that has recently:
Endorsed Joe Biden for president

Called for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine

Led strikes in opposition to UCLA’s and UC Davis’s crackdown on student encampments

Through its PAC, gave 98.75 percent of it’s donations to Democrats in the last election cycle

The union can legally fine members who return to work during a strike. Non-members cannot be fined or threatened under the law, but unions have been found guilty of doing so anyway.

UAW dues are 2.5 hours of straight-time pay per month. For someone making $25 an hour, that’s $62.50 per month.

The UAW is a business. UAW revenues, estimated at $290 million annually, come primarily from their members. Every year, the UAW spends thousands of members’ dues dollars on hotels, travel, restaurants, political advocacy and other expenses.

In 2020, UAW President Gary Jones pleaded guilty to helping steal more than $1 million from rank-and-file workers as part of a racketeering scheme. UAW President Dennis Williams pled guilty to his role in the same scandal and was sentenced to 21 months in prison.

The union was found, over a five-year period, to have spent money on extravagant items that failed to further the interests of its members, including:

· $10,000 worth of cosmetic surgery for a relative.
· Over $1 million in pricey entertainment at casinos, bars, sporting events, and parties.
· More than $12 million in travel, including private jets, limos, and boat rentals.
· Nearly $4 million on expensive restaurant and bar tabs.
· More than $43 million on lavish hotels and resorts.

A careful analysis of the UAW’s most recent financial filings with the Department of Labor reveals that the union spent over $86 million on gross salary disbursements to its officers and employees in 2023, while its membership fell to the lowest level since 2009. – https://laborpains.org/

Union elections aren’t like political elections, where regular elections are held to see if the voters want to keep someone in office. Once a union is certified as the exclusive representative of the employees, it remains so indefinitely.

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However, if the union loses an election they will likely request and receive a “do-over” from the NLRB.

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