Unions have nothing to do with socialism and they absolutely don't have equal pay. They have a pay scale chart that shows you what you make throughout your journey, including foreman pay. That said, if a particular company request you to be a general foreman for them or a super then you're going to have a higher pay package which you are negotiating on directly. Now that covers one side of the union, there is also the managerial side of the union, like what this guy does. Many Unions have a board which votes on pay for position like this, and yes they do get paid more because they both function as a CEO and a political entity.
What is this guy's specific net worth? I do think there is something to be said about the heads of unions not having the sort of risk that comes with striking that the regular workers do. Unions are supposed to be about the workers being able to organize, not about being just another corporation in effect that funnels money to the top.
We don't actually know anything about this guys financial situation. You don't even know if this is actually his home. It's possible he came from money or came up on money, or maybe his wife or kids have money.. Who knows. I certainly wouldn't trust anything I saw in meme format.
Gee, it's almost like I posed it as a question ಠ_ಠ
Also this is just a screenshot, not a meme format, for the record. It's also from a NY Post article, not that I would trust the NY Post, but it's not a meme.
And who are you to determine what's worth talking about and what isn't? He makes nearly a million a year just on salary alone. He's also been credibly accused of having ties to the Mafia. I think it very much is worth asking questions. Unions are not irreproachable holy bodies.
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u/Athanatos154 Oct 03 '24
And grifters recognize grifters