Scott Walker knew-Hefty salaries, perks for union leaders raise eyebrows (money, government)

[hogstooth]

This is what Scott walker is fighting in Wisconsin

First-class travel. Six-figure salaries for half the 132 officers and staffers. Plenty of plum jobs for family members.

“Those kinds of benefits seem extraordinarily high,” Owens said. “That’s just over the top.”

Taxpayers have a stake in the Boilermakers’ spending, he said.

The union, like most, is structured as a nonprofit organization, which means it qualifies for exemption from federal income tax. But the law prohibits union officials or key employees from benefiting from the tax-free money they raise.

“They’re not paying income tax,” Owens said. “So in a sense, we’re all supporting them…I don’t mind tax-exempts that are doing what they’re supposed to do, but if they aren’t, I’d kind of like them to pull on the oars, too.”
Hefty salaries, perks for union leaders raise eyebrows | McClatchy

[GregW]

Since when are the Boilermakers a public sector Union? How the Union is run is a matter for the members not the government. Apparently Mr. Walker opposes all unions as they interfere with the exploitation of workers by private sector employers. Unions have to interfere to prevent employers from paying less than the workers are worth.

[theroc5156]

Originally Posted by GregW

Unions have to interfere to prevent employers from paying less than the workers are worth.

Perhaps Union members should interefere with the egregious salaries of their leaders and leaders families??