Every year, Ohio’s government unions pay themselves handsomely with millions of dollars taken from public workers. It's a decent gig, considering that taxpayers (and even union members) suffer as a result of unsustainable union demands.
Next time you hear a union apologist slamming fat-cat Republicans or corporate villains, keep in mind what union bosses are paid. Senate President Niehaus’s Chief of Staff – the focal point of a recent controversy – pulls down about $139,000. Does that sound like too much?
| Joseph Rugola: Executive Director, AFSCME Local 4 |
$243,712 |
| Larry Wicks: Executive Director, Ohio Education Association |
$210,858 |
| Gary Martin: Associate Director, AFSCME Local 4 |
$202,712 |
| Patricia Frost-Brooks: President, Ohio Education Association |
$190,000 |
| Doug Crawford: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$189,832 |
| Cecilia Weldon: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$187,405 |
| Bill Leibensperger: Vice President, Ohio Education Association |
$186,471 |
| James Martin: Assistant Executive Director, Business Services, Ohio Education Association |
$171,528 |
| Kevin Flanagan: Assistant Executive Director, Member Services – Field, Ohio Education Association |
$169,761 |
| Michael McEachern: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$169,298 |
| Susan Babcock: Assistant Executive Director, Strategic/Workforce, Ohio Education Association |
$169,148 |
| Rachelle Johnson: Assistant Executive Director, Member Services-Programming, Ohio Education Association |
$164,525 |
| Charles Roginski: Regional Director, AFSCME Local 4 |
$161,885 |
| Mark Linder: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$161,756 |
| Venita Shoulders: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$158,432 |
| John Lyall: President, AFSCME Council 8 |
$156,183 |
| William Otten: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$155,873 |
| Patricia Collins: Director, Region 1, Ohio Education Association |
$155,551 |
| Fritz Fekete: Director I/S & Research, Ohio Education Association |
$154,635 |
| Tom Drabick: Director of Legal Department, AFSCME Local 4 |
$154,584 |
| Mary Suchy: Director of Membership, Ohio Education Association |
$152,636 |
| Randall Flora: Director, EI&I, Ohio Education Association |
$152,114 |
| Rodney Bird: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$152,058 |
| Jeffrey Kestner: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$150,739 |
| Don Williams: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$149,886 |
| Parry Norris: Director, Region 2, Ohio Education Association |
$148,654 |
| Harold Mitchell: First Vice President, AFSCME Council 8 |
$148,723 |
| Alfred Nelson: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$145,740 |
| Cristina Munoz-Nedrow: Director, Region 5, Ohio Education Association |
$145,430 |
| Rebecca Villamagna: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$145,182 |
| Gary Carlisle: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$144,948 |
| Gregg Gascon: Research Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$144,897 |
| Suzanne Kaszar: Communications Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$144,853 |
| Linda Fiely: General Counsel, Ohio Education Association |
$143,564 |
| William Pearsol: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$143,535 |
| Stuart Graham: CIS Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$143,043 |
| Talmadge Hutchins: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$142,714 |
| Robert Matkowski: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$142,640 |
| Victor Marchese: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$142,553 |
| Lavonne Lobert-Edmo: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$142,494 |
| Ronald Rapp: Director, Governmental Services, Ohio Education Association |
$142,475 |
| Michael Mahoney: Director, Communications, Ohio Education Association |
$142,468 |
| Vicky Davis: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$142,337 |
| Ruth Field: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$142,266 |
| Randy Weston: Director of Political Action, AFSCME Local 4 |
$142,261 |
| Joseph Cohagen: Director, Accounting, Ohio Education Association |
$142,029 |
| Jerry Squires: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$141,812 |
| Elizabeth Chandler-Mark: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$141,549 |
| Mark Allison: CIS Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$141,258 |
| John Grafton: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,859 |
| Robin Busby: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,857 |
| Cathy White: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,853 |
| Darren Clum: CIS Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,589 |
| Melodie Terman: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,479 |
| Linda Lindsey: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,291 |
| Cynthia Peterson: Education Reform Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,080 |
| Ann Bayou: Labor Relations Consultant, Ohio Education Association |
$140,037 |
View data (pulled directly from U.S. Department of Labor reports) in Excel format.
What’s the difference between statehouse staff and union employees? Statehouse staff work for Ohio’s entire population, while government unions take dues from public workers for the service of fighting taxpayers.
If you decide Governor Kasich is a jerk or your state senator is a boob, you can vote for someone else. If you're disgusted by the way government unions take and spend dues… too bad. Current law enables unions to siphon money from public employees with no recourse from the public.
Union bosses have had too much control over Ohio’s government for far too long. This fall, vote for sensible reforms to government union power: Vote Yes on Issue 2!
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here's my beef w SB5 - if the local taxpayers and the officeholders they elect cannot or will not effectively negotiate with the unions on the other side of the table, then the community gets the problems they deserve. If the local voters continue to vote for weak (or worse 'bought') politicians, then it is no one's fault but their own.
ReplyDeletesure, the downside of this is a complete collapse of the local system, sky high taxes, busted budgets, business flight, urban blight and other undesirable predicaments. Or the unions can negotiate from a more reasonable position.
I will say that 1 simple law would improve things immensely and be much less controversial ----
just make it illegal to mandate union dues from public employees. DONE.
Anonymous, the correction you mention for excessive government union leverage is part of Senate Bill 5. Other provisions will help districts keep the best public employees and ensure some semblance of parity with taxpayers on health & retirement benefits.
ReplyDeleteMr. Hart,
ReplyDeleteI understand that my suggestion is part of the bill. My point is that the 'parity' of which you speak can be maintained through a tough negotiating position on the part of cities, counties, and school districts with public employee unions. to be codified in law that a certain percentage has to be paid and that they are not negotiable is what many find distastful about SB5. That and the expansiveness. i only comment that we should expect more from our elected officials and it is perfectly acceptable to prohibit mandatory dues from all employees. This will have the desired effect of diminishing the influence of public sector unions.
Further, I do very much like the merit pay and elimination of pay for time served.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!