UAW Leader Gets $275K Payday While Union Dips Further Into Red
The union's Secretary-Treasurer almost earned the same as Shawn Fain, receiving nearly $225,000
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by Brad Anderson
Each of the UAW’s three Vice Presidents earned $211,001 last year.
UAW membership swelled from 370,239 in 2023 to 375,161 in 2024.
Last year, the UAW successfully unionized VW’s plant in Chattanooga.
UAW President Shawn Fain pulled in a gross salary of $229,514 last year, but he’s far from the only executive earning a sizable paycheck at the union. A recent UAW filing with the U.S. Labor Department reveals not only top-level compensation figures but also new details about membership numbers and the union’s overall financial health.
Given the fact that former UAW president Gary Jones pleaded guilty to using union money to pay for personal expenses and was sentenced to 28 months in prison in 2021, it’s no surprise that members are keeping a close eye on executive pay. In Fain’s case, while his gross salary was $229,514, total payments from the union, including official business disbursements, reached $274,407 in 2024.
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The next top earner within the UAW was Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Mock,who earned a salary of $224,861, with total payments amounting to $247,169. Vice Presidents Mike Booth, Rich Boyer, and Chuck Browning all received the same $211,001 in gross salaries, while the head of the union’s Stellantis department, Kevin Gotinsky, had a total salary of $177,942.
As reported by the Detroit Free Press, the UAW’s membership grew from 370,239 in 2023 to 375,161 in 2024. This came thanks in part to its successful effort to unionize the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but remains down from the 383,003 members it had in 2022.
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As of December 31, 2024, the UAW reported total assets of $1.18 billion, with $7.9 million in cash on hand. The union had roughly $300 million in total receipts and about $309 million in disbursements. Liabilities increased from $3.8 million to $6.7 million.
The union’s largest expenditure, worth $127 million, went toward representative activities. Political activities and lobbying accounted for another $21.8 million. An additional $48 million was used to purchase investments and fixed assets, $32 million went to general overhead, and $9.8 million was spent on union administration. The data also shows that revenue-wise, the union earned $219 million from members and another $43 million in interest.
