WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - Membership in the

United Auto Workers union fell 3.3% in 2023 to 370,000, its

lowest level since 2009, according to a report filed on Friday

with the U.S. Labor Department.

The UAW is "clear-eyed that our union and many of our

industries have been going in the wrong direction for years," a

union spokesperson said.

After winning record new contracts with General Motors

Ford and Stellantis ( STLA ), the UAW launched a

first-of-its-kind campaign to organize the entire non-union auto

assembly sector in the U.S., initiating simultaneous organizing

efforts at non-union operations owned by Volkswagen,

Toyota ( TM ), Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and other automakers.