Friday, March 28, 2008

UAW Membership down 14%
Gettelfinger's Pay up 4%


From the Detroit News: the UAW disclosed that its membership is now below 500,000 for the first time since World War II, now at 464,910, down almost 14% from last year. The union has lost 237,000 members since 2001.

Nevertheless, UAW financial coffers are doing quite well. The union earned $75.2 million in interest last year. UAW president, Ron Gettelfinger received a 4% raise. I have to admit though, that Ron did an excellent job in navigating the recent contract negotiations. He was probably underpaid at his 2005 salary of $150,763. Hmmm, that figure is awfully close to the salary of HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED.

I don't think I need to tell you what these trend lines tell you for UAW-LSP attorney employment. It is therefore crucial that we hold out for severence pay in our next contract. We can't rely on transfers and attrition.

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