Your Dues

Both the UAW and IAM will take a portion of your paycheck in exchange for representation.

How Much Do Union Dues Cost?

At the UAW, dues are equal to 2.5 hours of a member’s hourly pay rate per month. An employee making $25 per hour, for example, would need to pay $750 to the UAW in dues each year. At IAM, dues are set by the local union. At IAM District Lodge 751, which represents Boeing employees, dues are set at $93.95 per month, or $1,127.40 a year.

The UAW most recently raised its dues in 2022. IAM’s national organization automatically raises its tax on local unions every year, which is often reflected in dues increases.

How Do the UAW and IAM Spend Your Dues?

Both the UAW and IAM spend hundreds of millions of dues dollars each year. According to the most recent numbers filed with the department of labor, the UAW spent $86 million in gross salaries to its officers and staff in 2023. Over 500 staff members and officers make six-figure salaries at the UAW. The UAW’s total spending has more than doubled over the past decade, going from $214 million in 2013 to over $470 million last year. Meanwhile, UAW membership is at its lowest since the great recession.

From 2001-2023
UAW spending is up 44%, while membership is down 47%.

IAM also spends a significant amount of its money compensating its officers. The international president of IAM was paid almost $490,000 by the union in 2023. One of the union’s general vice presidents was paid $421,000 in 2023. Another was paid over $357,000.

IAM’s overall spending has almost doubled since 2001, going from $124 million to $214 million last year. Meanwhile the union has lost almost 180,000 members – a quarter of its membership.

From 2001-2023
IAM spending is up 72%, while membership is down 25%.