[lbo-talk] Nathan Newman quoted on UnionFacts.com!!!!

[Mr. WD]

>  Unions are, especially once they become national in scope, bureaucracies, big big machines that >  require some kind of means to attract skilled leaders, right? 258 K is pretty poor show in the
>  business world, so it's not like there's some equivalency with the target of union activity [i.e. the
>  investor class] that would be a problem here.  If one looked at his average wages over his lifetime,
>  it's probably not consistent with the wage he receives as the head of the union now.

While part of me agrees with your point, what about unions like UE,
where -- if I'm not mistaken -- the union president is only allowed to
make as much as the highest-paid member?  Now, UE is nowhere near as
big as SEIU, but they also have a far better reputation when it comes
to union democracy and so forth.  Why must we assume that a well-run
union has to be ruled over by some well-paid Ivy Leaguer?

-WD