Washington — Michigan U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is calling for answers from the United Auto Workers over its failure to reinvest funds that were liquidated during the union's high-profile 2023 strike.

Walberg, R-Tipton, sent a letter Thursday to UAW President Shawn Fain in the wake of a Reuters report suggesting that the union missed out on an estimated $80 million by failing to reinvest some $340 million in strike funds for more than a year.

"The consequences of this alleged mismanagement are significant," Walberg and co-signer U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, wrote. "As a result of this failure, UAW members could face higher union dues or reduced strike benefit payouts as the UAW attempts to recoup the gains it forfeited."

The lawmakers continued: "Further, the alleged lapse potentia

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