UAW membership totaled 398,829 last year, an increase of more than 3,100 people, according to the union’s annual LM-2 Labor Department filing. In 2018, the UAW lost more than 35,000 members in 2018, a 9 percent decrease.
The filing Tuesday also revealed how the UAW has spent more than $2.3 million on legal fees related to the scandal, including money spent representing key labor leaders during the ongoing investigation, including former Presidents Gary Jones and Dennis Williams. The filing shows the UAW has paid more than $1.9 million to the Chicago law firm Cotsirilos, Tighe, Streicker, Poulos & Campbell since 2015.