UAW Raises Member Dues For First Time Since 1967

Automotive News reports the United Auto Workers have approved a dues increase to 2.5 hours of pay per month during the 36th UAW Constitutional Convention in Detroit. The increase, the first since 1967, is expected to bring in nearly $50 million annually to the newly renamed International Strike and Defense Fund. Though a majority supported the increase through a show of hands after a voice vote proved inconclusive, the move was hotly debated prior to voting.

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  • Varezhka Wait, so VW split the Tiguan SWB and LWB into two separate models, Tiguan and Tayron. But they will make an even longer wheelbase version for the US? We're still stuck in the Winterkorn era mentality, aren't we? Let's make million different versions of the same car, each with just enough difference to totally negate the platform sharing cost benefits.
  • The Oracle Fisker left a stain on the automotive landscape.
  • Tassos $48K Euros ($55k US) for a VW PIECE OF JUNK? It will do no better than the failed Tiguan it replaces. Especially in the very competitive US market.
  • Lorenzo These are just trucks. Let's see some retro styled cars! I'd like a down-sized 1957 Plymouth Fury, please. Heck, a '57 Chevy Bel Air clone with modern drive train would sell like hotcakes!
  • Verbal The asking price has one too many zeros.