Union CEO’s make almost $60,000 more annually than private sector CEOs, according to a new report released by The Center for Union Facts. Leading union officials earned $252,370 in 2016 compared to the average CEO take-home pay of $194,350. The Center for Union Facts compiled the information from filings of 192 of the largest national, state, and local unions in response to the AFL-CIOs annual Executive Paywatch report. The Executive Paywatch report claims “a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 347 to 1” though the methodology of the union report has come under fire for using only the most lucrative companies and including part-time workers in their calculations. One AFL-CIO member union, the Airline Pilots Association, pays their President the highest compensation at $775,829 a year with a base salary of $526,292.
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