Yep...the union bosses screwed up.........again. The rank and file got screwed.....again. The union "leaders" didn't suffer at all....again.
The way to make unions truly useful is to pass a law that no union employee or consultant can make more than $10,000 a year. This would ensure that the "leaders" were truly interested in helping their members and not just agitating to justify taking $300,000 of union dues as "salary".