Just a little bit more to show what you are up against, that will not be changed by conventional means....................
Research Note 112 | 20 July 2012
Trade Union Rich List 2012
Public sector trade unions have set aside substantial war chests in preparation for a further wave of strikes against cuts in public spending, a public sector pay freeze and changes to pension schemes.
This new research reveals that many trade union bosses receive six-figure remuneration packages. At the same time the unions they work for receive substantial subsidies at taxpayers’ expense. In 2010-11 the subsidy amounted to at least £113 million, both in direct payments and paid staff time.1 That massive subsidy eases pressure on trade union finances, frees up funds to organise industrial action and could indirectly support executive pay.
The key findings of this research are:
According to their most recent annual returns, 36 trade unions paid their General Secretary or Chief Executive posts remuneration of more than £100,000.
This includes the bosses of many prominent public sector unions, including those that have already launched or threatened strikes:
Name Union Total Remuneration.
Christine Blower NUT £142,363
Brendan Barber TUC £139,634
Len McCluskey Unite the Union £122,434
Bob Crow RMT £121,687
Paul Kenny GMB £121,000
Billy Hayes CWU £119,790
Mark Serwotka PCSU £116,429
Matthew Wrack FBU £115,724
Dr Hamish Meldrum BMA £115,188
Dave Prentis UNISON £108,516
Keith Norman and Mick Whelan (remuneration split over accounting period – see main table for full details) ASLEF £176,417
Total pay and perks for the General Secretaries and Chief Executives at the 36 trade unions in the report was more than £4.6 million.
And there is more......•The following well known union bosses – unlike most public sector workers – have not been subject to a freeze in their own remuneration over the past year:
Click here to read the full report
https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/wp-co ... hnages.jpg Matthew Sinclair, Director, The TaxPayers’ Alliance, said:
“Taxpayers will be staggered by the hypocrisy of union bosses who, while playing at being class warriors, lead strikes which disrupt the lives of millions of people and pocket six-figure pay and benefits. Union campaigns to defend generous pensions in the public sector could result in even higher taxes for the families picking up the bill – who generally receive much less generous pensions themselves. Unfortunately those campaigns are supported by thousands of activists put at the disposal of these union fat cats but paid for at taxpayers’ expense. We need an end to the subsidies and a government that stands up to attempts by these highly paid hypocrites to extort even more money out of the hard-pressed British public.”
The point being; It is not so much as to what Mathew Sinclair is saying, but more to the point that the unions are multi million pounds businesses, with salaries and perks rivalling the Prime Minister. The income with no hassle to the likes of the GMB must be in the region of 1.5 million pounds per week not including grants from their paymasters, plus massive income from investments and god knows what else. Take it from me when you start to look into the wealth of the Unions - you are not going to change management through the ballot box.
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