The Unions may have been useful 60 years ago, however, now they not only do not represent the working people, they disregard them. The greedy Union bosses care only about increasing the membership so they can collect more money and raise their salaries. In the process, they stagnate the economy and for companies to OUTSOURCE jobs!  Here is an example of some Union bureaucrats salaries:  NameTitleGross SalaryBenifits & Other CompensationTotal Compensation  JAMES HOFFA Gen President $294,285.00 $73,715.00 $368,000.00  C KEEGEL Gen Sec-Treasurer $267,080.00 $81,523.00 $348,603.00  FORREST JOHNSON Intl VP/Trade Div Dir $188,095.00 $35,961.00 $224,056.00  CHARLES DEANER Assistant To General Pres $203,234.00 $14,473.00 $217,707.00  ROBERT BOUVIER International VP $213,475.00 $3,882.00 $217,357.00  GARY WITLEN Department Director $201,606.00 $13,891.00 $215,497.00  RICHARD BELL Exec Asst To The GST $197,228.00 $14,363.00 $211,591.00  RICHARD HALL Intl VP/Trade Div Dir $153,835.00 $48,631.00 $202,466.00  JAMES MCCALL Spec Counsel $185,000.00 $14,995.00 $199,995.00  WILLIAM SMITH Exec Assit to GP $150,000.00 $48,358.00 $198,358.00  JOHN WILLIAMS Trade Division Director $161,154.00 $27,068.00 $188,222.00  GORDON SWEETON Intl VP/Asst to Dir $155,570.00 $31,850.00 $187,420.00  MANUEL VALENZUELA Organizing Coord. $102,490.00 $84,352.00 $186,842.00  SCOTT HEGLAND International Rep $132,000.00 $53,368.00 $185,368.00  FRED GEGARE Intl VP/Trade Div Dir $160,155.00 $22,990.00 $183,145.00  DAVID BOURNE Trade Division Director $150,000.00 $27,254.00 $177,254.00  JEFFREY FARMER Department Director $149,071.00 $27,807.00 $176,878.00  BRET CALDWELL Department Director $147,749.00 $20,014.00 $167,763.00  STEPHEN NAGROTSKY Assistant To Director $150,000.00 $16,369.00 $166,369.00  MICHAEL McGAHA Spcl Asst to Package Dir $126,752.00 $36,751.00 $163,503.00  EDWARD KEYSER Admin Asst to Gen Pres $141,910.00 $20,119.00 $162,029.00  EDDIE JACOBSON Trade Div Director $132,834.00 $28,202.00 $161,036.00  LAMONT BYRD Dep Director/Pr Inv For G $143,822.00 $16,881.00 $160,703.00  EDWARD GLEASON Staff Attorney $143,096.00 $15,630.00 $158,726.00  LOUIS BANIECKI International Auditor $117,430.00 $40,317.00 $157,747.00  MICHAEL MANLEY Staff Attorney $145,994.00 $11,740.00 $157,734.00  IAIN GOLD Department Director $140,661.00 $16,864.00 $157,525.00  TODD THOMPSON Coord. of Spec Projects $138,262.00 $18,353.00 $156,615.00  JOHN MURPHY Intl VP/Conf Dir $121,155.00 $34,227.00 $155,382.00  NEIL DITCHEK Ast-Inter Un Aff Gen Cnsl $141,769.00 $13,066.00 $154,835.00  MARK JOHNSON Dir of National Training $126,296.00 $27,804.00 $154,100.00  RICHARD GIBSON Staff Attorney $143,096.00 $10,398.00 $153,494.00  ANTHONY MATHIS International Auditor $117,430.00 $35,947.00 $153,377.00  SCOTT HILTON International Auditor $117,430.00 $35,416.00 $152,846.00  EDWARD PRATT International Auditor $117,430.00 $33,333.00 $150,763.00  HEATHER WIEKER International Auditor $117,430.00 $33,058.00 $150,488.00  MICHAEL FILLER Associate Director $128,825.00 $21,278.00 $150,103.00  FREDERICK McLUCKIE Deputy Dir Of Legislation $135,580.00 $14,127.00 $149,707.00  JOAN DEMAN International Auditor $114,060.00 $35,169.00 $149,229.00  KIMBERLEE KELLER Deputy Director $114,900.00 $34,137.00 $149,037.00  RONALD SCHWAB International Rep $103,175.00 $45,535.00 $148,710.00  RICHARD HUNTINGTON International Auditor $117,430.00 $30,372.00 $147,802.00  CYNTHIA IMPALA Department Director $131,664.00 $16,013.00 $147,677.00  JOSEPH POLO International Auditor $110,689.00 $35,177.00 $145,866.00  JOHN SLATERY Department Director $127,308.00 $18,147.00 $145,455.00  CHRISTINE BAILEY Department Director $121,053.00 $24,224.00 $145,277.00  REBECCA HANSCOM Organizing Coordin. - Cen $102,476.00 $41,662.00 $144,138.00  DAVID SMITH International Auditor $117,430.00 $25,238.00 $142,668.00
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The stage for the Democratic National Convention is an elaborate display of lights, carpeting and video screens. It’s worthy of a Las Vegas show. In fact, unionized workers from Vegas were “imported” to build the stage, according to delegate  …