Whenever governments backstop an economic sector, monopolization of that “partnership” is the end result, disenfranchising the underlings within that group. Identifying a market segment devoid of large corporates without government interference, and you’ll find a rarity.
Can anyone find in the Constitution where it authorizes the federal government to create the NLRB?
The further we drift away from the Rule of Law the greater loss of liberty, a greater decay of our quality of life, and the disappearance of a moral people.
Solidarity? Meet America's 100 Highest-Paid Union Bosses
By: Jason Hart | September 13, 2013
A total of 428 American labor union officers and employees were paid more than $250,000 in 2012, in stark contrast to union propaganda expressing solidarity with “the middle class.”
In DC and the 26 states without Right to Work laws, the dues used to pay union salaries can be taken from workers as a condition of employment.
The nation’s 100 highest-paid union bosses, listed below, were paid a sum of $52.1 million during unions’ 2012 fiscal years, based on disbursements reported to the U.S. Department of Labor. This amount does not include insurance or retirement benefits.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders, the 100th-highest-paid union officer or employee in 2012, received $353,580 in gross salary plus expense reimbursements.
Predictably, unions for professional athletes are most heavily represented at the top of the heap. Of the 28 union bosses paid more than $500,000 in 2012:
- 6 worked for the MLB Players Association
- 5 worked for the Federation of Professional Athletes (FPA), an umbrella group including the NFL Players Association
- 3 worked for the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA)
- 3 worked for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
In order to bolster its plummeting membership, the AFL-CIO – of which FPA, LIUNA, the Boilermakers, and AFSCME are all affiliates – is openly working to add non-union leftist groups to its permanent coalition.
Name
|
Total Pay
|
Union
|
Title/Status
|
City
|
State
|
G. William Hunter
|
$3,159,553
|
NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
|
New York
|
NY
|
DeMaurice Smith
|
$2,550,046
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Ira Fishman
|
$1,156,652
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
MANAGING DIRECTOR/COO
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Gerald McEntee
|
$1,121,988
|
STATE COUNTY & MUNI EMPLS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INTL PRESIDENT / P
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Michael Weiner
|
$1,024,980
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / C
|
New York
|
NY
|
Drew Brees
|
$962,678
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Jay Roth
|
$788,639
|
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC NHQ
|
NATL EXEC DIRECTOR
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Newton Jones
|
$729,630
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Joseph Senese
|
$698,406
|
NATIONAL PRODUCTION WKRS UNION IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
|
Oak Brook
|
IL
|
Richard Shapiro
|
$682,468
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
SENIOR ADVISOR
|
New York
|
NY
|
Richard Berthelsen
|
$637,311
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
GENERAL COUNSEL
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Robert Scardelletti
|
$630,053
|
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION/IAM, AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
NATIONAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Rockville
|
MD
|
Terence O’Sullivan
|
$621,388
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
David Prouty
|
$584,780
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
CHIEF LABOR COUNSEL
|
New York
|
NY
|
Donald Moak
|
$576,968
|
AIR LINE PILOTS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Herndon
|
VA
|
Anthony Clark
|
$574,691
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
DIR, PLAYER RELATIONS
|
New York
|
NY
|
Rhonda Weingarten
|
$556,981
|
TEACHERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Timothy Brown
|
$550,782
|
MASTERS MATES & PILOTS ILA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Linthicum
|
MD
|
John Niccollai
|
$549,497
|
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WKRS LOCAL UNION 464
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Little Falls
|
NJ
|
Harold Daggett
|
$541,103
|
LONGSHOREMENS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
North Bergen
|
NJ
|
Armand Sabitoni
|
$531,604
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GEN SECRETARY TREASURER / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Warren Fairley
|
$530,053
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Ian Penny
|
$522,137
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
SENIOR LABOR COUNSEL
|
New York
|
NY
|
Timothy Slavin
|
$520,678
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
DIR, BUS AFFAIRS & LIC
|
New York
|
NY
|
Thomas Depaso
|
$519,481
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Joseph Maloney
|
$506,677
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
William Hite
|
$501,203
|
PLUMBERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Annapolis
|
MD
|
Michael Bearse
|
$500,902
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL COUNSEL
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Robert Travis
|
$493,523
|
INDEPENDENT PILOT ASSOCIATION
|
VP/PRES *SEE PAGE 101 / C
|
Louisville
|
KY
|
Ramon Rando
|
$486,035
|
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WKRS LOCAL UNION 464
|
SECRETARY/TREASURER / C
|
Little Falls
|
NJ
|
Russell Oathout
|
$476,869
|
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION/IAM, AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASU / C
|
Rockville
|
MD
|
Stephen Burrow
|
$476,473
|
TV & RADIO ARTISTS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Phil Barbarello
|
$470,401
|
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
REGIONAL V.P. / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Richard White
|
$469,744
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
GEN MANAGER
|
New York
|
NY
|
Ed Power
|
$469,438
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Edward Byrne Sr.
|
$462,923
|
UNITED SERVICE WORKERS UNION, IUJAT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
SECRETARY TREASURER / C
|
Briarwood
|
NY
|
David Young
|
$462,798
|
WRITERS GUILD WEST IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
David Paul White
|
$462,661
|
SCREEN ACTORS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECT
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Joseph Nigro
|
$459,643
|
SHEET METAL WORKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Tom Baca
|
$456,439
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Lawrence McManamon
|
$454,540
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Jason Belser
|
$451,480
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
SR DIR PLAYER SVS & DEV
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Stephen Knott
|
$449,362
|
LONGSHOREMENS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
North Bergen
|
NJ
|
Douglas McCarron
|
$444,973
|
CARPENTERS IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Jonathan Cohen
|
$441,381
|
AIR LINE PILOTS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
CHIEF COUNSEL/DIR LEGAL
|
Herndon
|
VA
|
Robert Lenaghan
|
$440,762
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
|
ASST GEN COUNSEL
|
New York
|
NY
|
Benny Holland Jr.
|
$440,628
|
LONGSHOREMENS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
North Bergen
|
NJ
|
Bruce York
|
$437,705
|
AIR LINE PILOTS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
DIRECTOR REPRESENTATION
|
Herndon
|
VA
|
Stephen Regenstreif
|
$432,705
|
STATE COUNTY & MUNI EMPLS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
DIRECTOR, RETIREES
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Joseph Mancinelli
|
$431,862
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
James Callahan
|
$427,963
|
ENGINEERS, OPERATING, AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Matthew Loeb
|
$427,174
|
STAGE & PICTURE OPERATORS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT / C
|
New York
|
NY
|
John Lazzaretto
|
$427,033
|
LABORERS LOCAL UNION 152
|
BUSINESS MANAGER / P
|
Highland Park
|
IL
|
Jalmer Johnson
|
$426,432
|
AIR LINE PILOTS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL MANAGER
|
Herndon
|
VA
|
James Pressley
|
$425,528
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
William Creeden
|
$420,769
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L SECRETARY-TREASURER / C
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Clark Gaines
|
$417,103
|
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, FED, AFL-CIO FEDERATION
|
ASST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Joseph Sellers
|
$413,415
|
SHEET METAL WORKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASUR / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Paul Rinaldi
|
$411,740
|
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
James Williams
|
$401,895
|
PAINTERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Hanover
|
MD
|
Randall G. Himes
|
$400,204
|
TV & RADIO ARTISTS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
ASST NAT DIR EXEC
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Steve Culter
|
$400,052
|
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WKRS LOCAL UNION 75
|
SECRETARY-TREASURER / C
|
Dayton
|
OH
|
John Telford
|
$399,169
|
PLUMBERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
DIR OF CANADIAN AFFAIRS / C
|
Annapolis
|
MD
|
Walter Wise
|
$397,684
|
IRON WORKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Jon Davis
|
$395,879
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Ralph Vogel
|
$395,761
|
PROFESSIONAL PHARMACISTS GUILD
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Woodland Hills
|
CA
|
Dennis Van Roekel
|
$389,620
|
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASN IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
NEA PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Lillian Roberts
|
$388,941
|
STATE COUNTY & MUNI EMPLS AFL-CIO DISTRICT COUNCIL 37
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / C
|
New York
|
NY
|
Mathis Dunn
|
$387,016
|
TV & RADIO ARTISTS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
ASST NAT EXEC DIRECTOR
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
John Wilhelm
|
$385,856
|
UNITE HERE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / P
|
New York
|
NY
|
Terrence Healy
|
$384,910
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
James Grogan
|
$383,073
|
INSULATORS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Lanham
|
MD
|
Patrick Finley
|
$383,037
|
PLASTERERS & CEMENT MASONS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Beltsville
|
MD
|
Lorretta Johnson
|
$381,614
|
TEACHERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
SEC-TREASURER / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Edwin Hill
|
$380,688
|
ELECTRICAL WORKERS IBEW AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington, Dc
|
DC
|
John Stocks
|
$379,260
|
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASN IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
|
Washington
|
DC
|
John Baker
|
$377,654
|
LONGSHOREMENS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
ASS’T GENERAL ORGANIZER / C
|
North Bergen
|
NJ
|
Richard Larkin
|
$376,513
|
TV & RADIO ARTISTS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
ASSOC. EXEC DIRECTOR
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Thomas Bethel
|
$376,402
|
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS, SIUNA
|
NATL PRESIDENT / C
|
Dania Beach
|
FL
|
Phillip Browning
|
$376,338
|
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFGE AFL-CIO LOCAL UNION 404
|
/ C
|
Beaver
|
WV
|
Peter Hasho
|
$374,200
|
INT’L BROTHERHOOD OF TRADE UNIONS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Garden City
|
NY
|
John Lesniewski
|
$372,927
|
TRANSPORTATION UNION IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESID / C
|
North Olmsted
|
OH
|
Andris Silins
|
$372,923
|
CARPENTERS IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL SEC. TREASURER / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Lori Ames
|
$370,788
|
UNITED SERVICE WORKERS UNION, IUJAT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
PRESIDENT / C
|
Briarwood
|
NY
|
Richard Johnson
|
$370,279
|
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION/IAM, AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/G / C
|
Rockville
|
MD
|
Frank Hanley
|
$368,571
|
FOOD & COMMERCIAL WKRS LOCAL UNION 464
|
RECORDER / C
|
Little Falls
|
NJ
|
William Roberts
|
$368,453
|
AIR LINE PILOTS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
ASST DIR REPRESENTATION
|
Herndon
|
VA
|
James Hoffa
|
$367,864
|
TEAMSTERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GEN PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Ron Kutak
|
$367,593
|
STAGE & PICTURE OPERATORS AFL-CIO LOCAL UNION 700
|
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECT
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
Malcolm Futhey Jr.
|
$363,295
|
TRANSPORTATION UNION IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT B / C
|
North Olmsted
|
OH
|
Gerald Owens
|
$359,993
|
LONGSHOREMENS ASN AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL ORGANIZER / C
|
North Bergen
|
NJ
|
Greg Markley
|
$359,933
|
FIRE FIGHTERS AFL-CIO LOCAL UNION 45
|
SECRETARY-TREASURER / C
|
Olympia
|
WA
|
Kim Roberts
|
$358,321
|
TV & RADIO ARTISTS AAAA AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
NATIONAL EXEC. DIR.
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
D. David Haggerty
|
$357,479
|
BOILERMAKERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
INT’L VICE PRESIDENT / N
|
Kansas City
|
KS
|
Joel Parker
|
$357,289
|
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION/IAM, AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
SPECIAL ASST TO NP/NATION / C
|
Rockville
|
MD
|
Douglas Banes
|
$356,275
|
CARPENTERS IND NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
John Penn
|
$354,395
|
LABORERS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Washington
|
DC
|
Robert Kucheran
|
$354,219
|
PAINTERS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT / C
|
Hanover
|
MD
|
Earl Hurd
|
$353,659
|
PLASTERERS & CEMENT MASONS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
GENERAL SECRETARY TREASUR / C
|
Beltsville
|
MD
|
Lee Saunders
|
$353,580
|
STATE COUNTY & MUNI EMPLS AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
|
