Union Bosses and Equal Pay
While ordinary union members struggle to get what they really deserve when it comes to equal pay - just how well do the big union bosses do in terms of their their own pay and rations?
After all, the trade unions have hardly been pulling out all the stops in the fight for equal pay - the progress that's been made, of late, has been in spite of the unions not because of them - and left to their own devices the unions would still be keeping their members in the dark.
In local government - as our clients know - there was scarcely a word from the unions about equal pay until Action 4 Equality and Stefan Cross came along.
And in the NHS - the unions are in two minds about whether to sing the praises of Agenda for Change, or to denounce the way it has been implemented in many areas - probably because the unions are jointly responsible for implementing Agenda for Change along with NHS management.
Anyway, this lack of urgency on equal pay has not stopped the brothers and sisters at the top of the trade unions from earning their daily bread - though surely these big salaries can't be linked to performance - if it were, they'd be sending out for food parcels!
Tpp of the pops in the 2007 pay stakes according to the Report of the Certification Officer (Union Commissioner) are as follows:
Number 1
The RCN general secretary - Dr Peter Carter - who receives a salary package of £143, 426 (£123,588 in salary + 19,838 in benefits).
Number 2
The RCM general secretary - Dame Karlene Davis - who receives a salary package of £141,002 (£102,921 in salary + £38,081 in benefits).
Number 3
The Unison general secretary - Dave Prentis - who receives a salary package of £117,626 (£87,659 in salary + £29,967 in benefits).
Now these guys and gals might not have been setting the heather on fire over equal pay - but it has to be said that they certainly know how to look after themselves - they get paid more than most government ministers.
After all, the trade unions have hardly been pulling out all the stops in the fight for equal pay - the progress that's been made, of late, has been in spite of the unions not because of them - and left to their own devices the unions would still be keeping their members in the dark.
In local government - as our clients know - there was scarcely a word from the unions about equal pay until Action 4 Equality and Stefan Cross came along.
And in the NHS - the unions are in two minds about whether to sing the praises of Agenda for Change, or to denounce the way it has been implemented in many areas - probably because the unions are jointly responsible for implementing Agenda for Change along with NHS management.
Anyway, this lack of urgency on equal pay has not stopped the brothers and sisters at the top of the trade unions from earning their daily bread - though surely these big salaries can't be linked to performance - if it were, they'd be sending out for food parcels!
Tpp of the pops in the 2007 pay stakes according to the Report of the Certification Officer (Union Commissioner) are as follows:
Number 1
The RCN general secretary - Dr Peter Carter - who receives a salary package of £143, 426 (£123,588 in salary + 19,838 in benefits).
Number 2
The RCM general secretary - Dame Karlene Davis - who receives a salary package of £141,002 (£102,921 in salary + £38,081 in benefits).
Number 3
The Unison general secretary - Dave Prentis - who receives a salary package of £117,626 (£87,659 in salary + £29,967 in benefits).
Now these guys and gals might not have been setting the heather on fire over equal pay - but it has to be said that they certainly know how to look after themselves - they get paid more than most government ministers.
