I haven't seen anything of I.W. since the early 80's. I think he might still be alive, but, I'm not sure. Last report had him living in Arizona.
Tom
radman wrote:
> Forwarded message:
>
> From: <nurev at STARPOWER.NET>
> ===================================================
>
> After sending these union officer income figures out, I was asked
> how they compared to earnings of workers these leaders represent.
> I am sending the data again with representative earnings of workers
> in the related occupations/industries.
>
> Top AFL-CIO Salaries & Earnings of Workers They Typically Represent
> ====================================================
>
> AFL-CIO Salaries and Benefits/Allowences for 1998
>
> Salary Benefits '98 Annual Earnings
> of Workers Represented *
>
> [Union Official] [Salary] [Benefits] [Indust Avg. Annual
> Earnings]
>
> AFSCME, Gerald McEntee: $352,404 $ 16,800 $ 37,076 (all public,
> including fedl.)
>
> LIUNA, Arthur A. Coia: 335,674 86,120 27,196 (misc.
> construction trades)
>
> ALPA, Randolph Babbitt: 314,995 34,000 92,768 (pilots &
> navigators)
>
> HERE, John Wilhelm: 280,793 30,700 20,800 (hotel/motel)
> 14,872 (eating places)
>
> UFCW, Douglas H. Dority: 264,152 58,167 17,576 (grocery
> stores) 30,420 (wholesale food)
>
> AFT, Sandra Feldman: 246,563 94,932 35,805 (kindergarten,
> elementary, secondary teachers)
>
> IUOE, Frank Hanley: 231,237 15,600 33,200 (heavy
> equipment operators)
>
> SEIU, Andrew Stern: 215,218 7,800 16,016 (janitors)
> 20,852 (all social services) 21,996 (residential care) 33,072 (all hospital
> workers) 36,608 (registered nurses)
>
> AFL-CIO, John J. Sweeney: 199,750 7,250 35,932 (all union
> members) 30,004 (all workers)
>
> IBEW, J.J. Barry: 198,533 ?? 36,296 (electricians)
>
> UNITE, Jay Mazur: 196,462 54,796 21,840 (apparel)
> 26,364 (misc. textile mills) 25,428 (finished textiles)
>
> NEA, Robert F. Chase: 196,427 94,049 35,805 (kindergarten,
> elementary, secondary teachers)
>
> BSOIW, Jake West: 196,390 184,750 32,916 (structural
> metal workers)
>
> UBC, Douglas J. McCarron: 194,250 28,700 28,496 (carpenters)
>
> CWA, Morton Bahr: 152,762 9,556 41,392 (telecom
> workers)
>
> IAM, R.T. Buffenbarger: 142,801 57,871 38,749 (air transport)
> 27,976 (auto mechanics) 47,802 (aircraft mechanics)
>
> UWSA, George F. Becker: 131,499 22,432 36,083 (iron & steel
> blast furnace & forges)
>
> AFGE, Bobby L. Harnage: 122,746 15,109 37,076 (all public
> workers)
>
> UAW, Stephen P. Yokich: 112,608 6,900 38,636 (motor vehicles
> & equipt.)
>
> UMW, Ronald E. Cecil: 96,224 3,960 40,196 (coal
> mining)
> _____________________________________________________________
>
> * worker incomes were computed by multiplying average weekly earnings
> X 52; where several occupations were combined (i.e., teachers),
> weighted averages were computed; in most cases, occupations and in
> all cases industry figures include management and supervisors, and
> unless specified (Sweeney), include both represented and unrepresented
> employees.
>
> Source of worker earnings: Union Membership and Earnings Data Book,
> Bureau of National Affairs, 1999.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ===================================================
> 9/15/00
>
> In the piece below, CFR = Council on Foreign Relations.
> Arguably the most powerful private group in
> the United States. TC stands for Trilateral Commission.
> An offshoot of the CFR, and a forerunner of the
> WTO. The TC is no longer the powerhouse it used to be in
> the 70s and 80s. The CFR is still supreme.
>
> These are the elite planning groups which supply the government with
> like minded, pro business, Internationalist personnel to lead and
> manage the US government as well as corporations, academia, labor,
> the military, and the media.
>
> Nurev
> ---------------------------------
>
> LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL -- In South Korea, France, Israel, Russia,
> Germany, and everywhere that Corporate Politicians are attempting to
> cut into, and weaken the rights of Labor, Unions and their supportive
> populations are in the streets and ready to fight against the erosion
> of their standard of living. Conspicuous by their non-action are the
> beaten working people of the United States. Here's why.....
>
> FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE ,UNION BOSSES IN THE CFR -- ( past and recent )
> I.W.Abel - Pres. United Steel Workers of America also TC
> Sol Chick Chaiken - Pres. I.L.G.U. also TC
> Thomas R. Donahue - Sec./ Treasurer AFL-CIO also TC
> Murray H. Finley - Pres. Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers
> Victor Gotbaum - A.F.S.C.M.E.
> Lane Kirkland - Longtime President AFL-CIO also TC
> Howard D. Samuel - Pres. Industrial Union Dept. AFL-CIO
> Marten J. Ward - Plumbers and Pipe Fitting Industry USA & Canada
> Glen E. Watts - Pres. Communication Workers of America also TC
> Leonard Woodcock (wishful thinking)-Pres. United Auto Workers also TC
> Jerry Wurf - Pres. A.F.S.C.M.E.
> Jay Mazur, International Ladies' Garment Workers Union also TC
> Jack Sheinkman, Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
> Albert Shanker, Pres., American Federation Of Teachers also TC
>
> Look at what has happened to most of these unions since the ruling
> business elites got their Neo-Liberal policies established. There is
> NO ONE in American politics to represent working people.