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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Solidarity? Meet America's 100 Highest-Paid Union Bosses

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
International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett


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:
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
Organizations