My experience is that union honcho wages are typically not huge multiples of the rank and file. They do get prodigious perks which are difficult to value.
Head of the UAW makes $175k
Teamsters $380,000
SEIU $225k
NYS Teachers union $269k
I’m not a populist, but those numbers are trivial compared to CEO salaries today.
Why would you compare union salaries with CEO salaries? How are they in any way comparable?
Right - but what are their salaries compared to the rank and file? What is the average salary of the members? As for CEO’s - they’re responsible for the financial health of their corporation whereas the union heads do exactly what? Threaten strikes?