Union fact.com

[ussnark]

No it's not. It is a biased site run endowed by corporate dollars to further their anti-worker agenda.

If you can read through all the misleading information, yes, it is "good". It is definitely there at the behest of the GOP and pro-business interests.

All this talk about "transparency" is pretty silly, isn't it? While one can find out what clerks and others "make" at unions, can one imagine the uproar were that information to be made available from any corporation? We, the people, cannot even find out who is making what on the latest bailout, at least for AIG, and we own 80% that company. I believe if any union member makes a request to see expenses for their council or the entire union, I believe there are laws that require the union make that information available.

Can you imagine going to a public annual meeting of XYZ corporation, making the same request and actually expecting something in return other than laughter?

Just as there are bad companies, "USAirways, tempe", one can always find bad unions. To paint all with the same brush seems such a waste of time.

 

[700UW]

Gee the silence is deafening from the anti-union posters are here now that the site's true agenda was shown to them.

 

[ClueByFour]

Gee the silence is deafening from the anti-union posters are here now that the site's true agenda was shown to them.

I _know_ what the site's agenda is. You cannot say, however, that the data they take from the LM filings is untrue.

It's the presentation that you take issue with. I would too, if I worked for a union with that many people who make six figures off your dues money.

In 2006, 234 of the 408 people that showed up in the IAM LM filings make more than $75k and (by my count) more than 100 of them make more than $100k. What 100 people are justified salaries that grossly exceed the vast majority of their membership at the IAM? I know you have the talking points on this one--let's hear 'em.

I'd be pissed. FWIW, I'm equal opportunity--I was pissed when I had an active UFCW card and found out what those f-ers were making out of my paycheck.

 

[700UW]

The IAM also have over 400,000 members, can you say the same about how many people at US make over $75,000 and have only 30,000 employees?

And if you look at total compensation, many of those earn more than $75,000 because of expenses reimbursed due to the extensive travel and lodging to represent the members, I know I lived it first hand.

 

[ClueByFour]

The IAM also have over 400,000 members, can you say the same about how many people at US make over $75,000 and have only 30,000 employees?

So?

You need front office and back office functions that are not handled by the locals, plus the lawyers. There is a ton of overhead there.

And if you look at total compensation, many of those earn more than $75,000 because of expenses reimbursed due to the extensive travel and lodging to represent the members, I know I lived it first hand.

The ones I counted made $100k or more. Not the total comp package. Just salary. The handy thing about the LM filings is they try to make it difficult to hide compensation in with germane expenses.

 

[700UW]

No they dont the IAM gets audited at various levels at all times, every travel expense has to be filed with an expense report, the type of activity you were assigned too for the expense.

I have been part of witnessing the independant auditors that the DOL has sent to the locals and district levels during an audit, how else to you think the agency fee payor dues are calculated?

No expense can be paid unless filed with the original bill and/or receipt with the expense report.

The DOL made the reporting requirements even stricter under Bush II's regime.

 

[flybynite]

Your best bet to find the real accutate numbers is the department of labor's web page, under enforcement and use the Landrum-Griffith Act links to find the LM forms that list actual compensation.

Ask yourself why a union has to account for every penny paid to an employee and report it pubically but a company doesnt?

Unionfacts.com is an anti-union web page.

Ditto!!

 

[Doc]

And remember unions are a non-profit organization.

Huh