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There is a piece in the Mail today about the incredibly high salaries and pensions of these donkeys - sorry, union leaders.
The pension increases and payment top-ups are paid for out of the contributions by the ordinary union members.
Don't forget that these union leaders are not going out on strike, they are calling it.
Just a small piece from the Mail:
"Union leaders behind the strike that could cripple the country on Wednesday are benefiting from hugely generous gold-plated pension schemes.
RMT general secretary Bob Crow, who is supporting strikes by members of his union in the Local Government Pension scheme, had £34,095 - 40.5 per cent of his £84,006 gross salary - paid into his pension fund by the union last year. When other benefits are taken into account, his total remuneration package was £126,942.
In comparison, train drivers have an average employer contribution rate of about 15 per cent, the Association of Train Operating Companies said.
One of the union leaders with the most advantageous pension arrangements is Jonathan Baume of the First Division Association, which represents senior civil servants. Last year the FDA put £32,711 - 35.4 per cent of Mr Baume's £92,145 salary - into his pension
Another supporter of the strike is Mark Serwotka, of the PCS. His union, which represents thousands of rank-and-file civil servants, contributed £26,159 - 29.4 per cent of his £88,675 salary - to his pension. His overall package amounted to £124,876.
Christine Blower, of the NUT, who has said her members will not be able to afford the higher contribution rates which Ministers intend to introduce, had 25.2 per cent of her £103,003 salary paid into her retirement fund by the union last year. An NUT spokesman said: 'Christine's salary and pension are a matter of public record.' "
Maybe they're not donkey's after all, maybe they're just following their own political agenda.
Roger