UAW Membership Rises, Assets Fall

The United Auto Workers union says its membership rose 3.1 percent last year, but assets fell. It’s the fifth straight year that membership has increased, although the current enrollment of 403,466 remains well below the all-time peak of 1.53 million members in 1979. The UAW says its total assets fell to $978.1 million last year, down from $990 million in 2013. It’s the second straight year the union’s assets were below $1 billion. The UAW represents office professionals at Michigan Tech.