Union Leaders Paid So Well That They Make More Than the Average CEO in America

Media Trackers has the list of union leaders that make more than the average CEO in America makes:

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.

Some people make a good salary from providing products consumers want. Some people make a good salary from coercion.