Delegates at a United Auto Workers convention have voted to raise dues by 25 percent in order to compensate the union's finances as membership has dropped off. For the first time in 47 years, representatives voted by a show of hands to approve the increase from two hours of pay per month to 2-1/2 hours -- costing the average auto worker who makes around $28 per hour about $14 more per month. The increase will raise $15 million per year for the union.
