VCAPWhat is V-CAP?
The UAW’s V-CAP checkoff is a voluntary program that allows each member to make a modest contribution each month to help the union support candidates who care about American workers and their jobs. The V-CAP checkoff program has been, and continues to be, a very successful part of raising voluntary dollars for the union’s political purposes. We have more than doubled the V-CAP contribution income from our members during the 10 years since 1994.
By law, union dues can’t be used to support any federal candidate and, in an ever-increasing number of states, any candidate for public office. Our only means of monetary support for many labor-endorsed candidates is voluntary political contributions, which are put into the International Union’s political action fund, UAW V-CAP.