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Every year TDU publishes the salaries of Name City Total Salary Total Comp. Affiliations
Paul Sorrow Cleveland $181,521 $219,021 INTL, BLET
the highest-paid Teamster officials in our John Lisner Burr Ridge, Ill. $181,383 $184,394 L 731
Anthony Lepore Bloomfield, Conn. $180,655 $188,487 INTL, JC 10, L 671
$150,000 Club Report. Richard Hendershot New York $178,820 $201,339 L 237*
Teamster members have made big sacrifices. Leo Carroll Springfield, Ill. $177,225 $214,159 L 916
Andrew Marshall Phoenix $176,576 $189,076 INTL, JC 3, L 104
But more officials are making over $150,000 Patrick Kelly Orange, Calif. $176,132 $199,292 INTL, L 952
than ever. Paul Kenny Los Angeles $175,660 $207,376 L 630
Tony Cornelius Eau Claire, Wis. $175,084 $192,845 INTL, JC 39, L 662
Name City Total Salary Total Comp. Affiliations Patricia Stryker New York $174,204 $189,610 L 237*
Terrence Hancock Burr Ridge, Ill. $347,007 $357,859 JC 25, L 714, L 731 Thomas Gesualdi Lake Success, N.Y. $174,128 $195,389 L 282
Walter Lytle Fort Wayne, Ind. $315,413 $350,812 INTL, L 414 Alphonse Rispoli Mountainside, N.J. $172,383 $186,302 JC 73, L 863
Patrick Flynn Chicago $294,285 $340,846 INTL, L 710 Ronald Herrera Covina, Calif. $171,808 $189,941 INTL, JC 42, L 396
James Hoffa Washington $294,285 $362,869 INTL Michael Haffner Waukegan, Ill. $171,205 $183,398 JC 25, L 301
John Coli Chicago $294,280 $368,163 INTL, JC 25, L 727 James McCall Washington $170,902 $187,774 INTL
James Dawes Chicago $292,782 $300,390 L 710 John Williams Seattle $170,304 $201,952 INTL, JC 28, L 117
Jim Santangelo Covina, Calif. $280,236 $303,644 INTL, JC 42, L 848 Joseph Molinero Pittsburgh $170,268 $195,806 INTL, PA, PMT, NMP,
Fred Gegare Eau Claire, Wis. $276,832 $305,256 INTL, WI, JC 39, L 662 JC 40, L 211
Randy Cammack Covina, Calif. $275,294 $298,435 INTL, JC 42, L 63 Tony Barr Springfield, Ill. $168,617 $198,553 L 916
Leo Reed Hollywood, Calif. $273,847 $309,638 INTL, JC 42, L 399 Ernie Soehl North Brunswick, N.J.$168,200 $191,342 INTL, L 701
Thomas Keegel Washington $267,080 $345,090 INTL Patrick Williams San Bernadino, Calif. $167,164 $225,369 BLET SANTA FE RR
George Tedeschi Washington $261,952 $289,018 INTL, GCC Edward Doyle, Jr. Elmsford, N.Y. $166,578 $205,786 L 456
Louis Smith Long Island City, N.Y. $259,534 $280,082 JC 16, L 810 Keith Gleason Peoria, Ill. $166,562 $177,000 INTL, JC 65, L 627
Jack Cipriani Greensboro, N.C. $253,880 $286,353 INTL, JC 9, L 391 Frank Perkins San Antonio $165,969 $192,671 INTL, JC 58, L 657
Kenneth Wood Tampa, Fla. $239,872 $270,241 INTL, JC 75, L 79 Thomas Connolly Long Island City, N.Y. $165,871 $166,749 L 804
Becky Strzechowski Des Plaines, Ill. $233,400 $259,222 L 714, L 727 Edmund Kane New York $163,675 $179,010 L 237*
Rick Middleton Carson, Calif. $232,960 $254,456 INTL, L 572 Steven Medina Long Island City, N.Y. $163,570 $164,122 L 804
Fred Potter Hazlet, N.J. $231,350 $256,757 INTL, L 469 Dennis Watson Carson, Calif. $163,300 $168,338 L 572
Stephen Mack San Leandro, Calif. $228,758 $268,754 INTL, JC 7, L 853 Susan Mauren Minneapolis $163,289 $199,703 INTL, JC 32, L 320
Robert Morales Daly City, Calif. $228,607 $237,883 INTL, JC 7, L 350 John Dulczak Philadelphia $162,480 $174,864 L 837
David Laughton Manchester, N.H. $227,119 $258,933 INTL, JC 10, L 633 William Walpert Cleveland $162,323 $197,279 INTL, BLET
Jos. Wojciechowski Great Neck, N.Y. $224,466 $250,969 BR, JC 16, L 812 Paul Cardullo Philadelphia $162,289 $178,670 PA, J 53, L 929
William Hamilton Philadelphia $223,719 $278,150 INTL, PA, JC 53, L 107 Sean O’Brien Boston $162,282 $195,756 INTL, JC 10, L 25
Brian Rainville Berwyn, Ill. $220,826 $242,067 INTL, JC 25, L 714 Rigoberto Tirado Covina, Calif. $161,520 $173,183 INTL, L 495
Thos. R. O’Donnell Lake Success, N.Y. $219,300 $233,617 L 817 Louis Bisignano Lake Success, N.Y. $160,198 $180,276 L 282
Robert Lennox Covina, Calif. $218,737 $235,586 INTL, JC 42, L 495 Anthony Daquilla III Lake Success, N.Y. $160,198 $176,359 L 282
Ken Hall Charleston, W. Va. $217,435 $275,740 INTL, L 175 Anthony Pirozzi Lake Success, N.Y. $160,198 $175,600 L 282
Fred Correll Fullerton, Calif. $213,698 $230,522 GCC DC 2 Gregory Nowak Detroit $160,036 $194,669 INTL, JC 43, L 1038
Freddie Simpson Southfield, Mich. $213,384 $246,060 INTL, BMWE Angelo Guarella Long Island City, N.Y. $159,324 $159,492 L 804
George Miranda New York $210,110 $239,606 INTL, JC 16, L 210 Anthony Donato Long Island City, N.Y. $158,742 $159,244 L 804
Edward Rodzwicz Cleveland $209,394 $245,206 INTL, BLET Robert Lacey Washington $158,634 $184,821 GCC
Fred Zuckerman Louisville, Ky. $207,937 $228,191 INTL, JC 94, L 89 Steven Vairma Denver $158,184 $178,852 INTL, JC 3, L 455
Brad D. Slawson, Sr. St. Paul, Minn. $207,344 $249,931 INTL, JC 32, L 120 Mark Hermann Madison, Wis. $157,897 $168,042 INTL, L 695
Gregory Floyd New York $203,742 $206,348 JC 16, L 237* Donna Santoro Long Island City, N.Y. $157,707 $175,664 L 810
Leo Deaner Washington $203,234 $220,015 INTL Dennis Raymond Waterbury, Conn. $157,227 $170,789 INTL, JC 10, L 677
Rome Aloise San Leandro, Calif. $203,035 $241,116 INTL, NMP, JC 7, L 853 Michael Simeone Denver $156,546 $177,703 INTL, JC 3, L 17
Ryan Sherard Fullerton, Calif. $202,019 $219,571 INTL, GCC DC 2 John Karakian Battle Creek, Mich. $155,798 $161,952 BLET
Ernest Yates Daly City, Calif. $201,971 $214,161 INTL, JC 7, L 665 Gordon Sweeton Washington $155,570 $192,654 INTL
Gary Witlen Washington $201,606 $217,257 INTL Earl Bailey Burr Ridge, Ill. $155,440 $155,820 L 731
Michael Sweeney Chicago $201,479 $211,601 L 710 Daniel Hannah El Paso, Texas $154,726 $207,760 BLET
David Bourne Wilmington, Ohio $198,923 $235,153 INTL, L 1224 Anthony Magrene Long Island City, N.Y. $154,690 $156,734 L 804
Richard Bell Washington $197,228 $214,623 INTL John Souza Modesto, Calif. $154,644 $169,507 JC 38, L 386
Joseph Bairos Providence, R.I. $195,558 $209,502 INTL, JC 10, L 251 Howard Wells Collingswood, N.J. $154,400 $165,999 JC 53, L 676
Anthony Cousimano Hollywood, Calif. $195,157 $222,717 INTL, L 399 Robert Machado Lake Success, N.Y. $154,286 $154,286 L 282
Richard Volpe New Hyde Park, N.Y.$193,632 $222,199 INTL, L 550 Gary Tiboni Valley View, Ohio$154,190 $166,263 OH, JC 41, L 436
Mark Kenny Wall, N.J. $192,933 $219,522 BLET Brian Meidel Chicago $153,162 $156,214 JC 25, L 734
Robert Bouvier Montreal $192,661 $198,855 INTL John Nemeth Long Island City, N.Y. $153,068 $153,977 L 804
Thos. J. O’Donnell Lake Success, N.Y. $192,050 $213,976 L 817 Stephen Pocztowski Chicago $152,610 $158,028 JC 25, L 705
Daniel Kane, Sr. Rahway, N.J. $191,930 $216,553 INTL, L 111 Willard Knight Salem, Va. $152,527 $187,463 BLET NFLK & WEST
Roger Insprucker Cincinnati $190,894 $202,205 INTL, OH, JC 26, L 114 John F Murphy Boston $151,800 $191,637 INTL, L 122
Howard Redmond Long Island City, N.Y. $189,939 $192,556 INTL, L 804 David Robinson Saginaw, Mich. $151,372 $181,762 INTL, JC 43, L 486
Tyson Johnson Washington $188,095 $226,593 INTL Kevin Reddy Providence, R.I. $150,835 $156,307 L 251
Danny Barton Indianapolis $186,911 $203,211 INTL, JC 69, L 135 William Leary Long Island City, N.Y. $150,011 $150,208 L 804
Christopher Griswold S. El Monte, Calif. $186,003 $235,166 INTL, L 986 Richard Smith Des Plaines, Ill. $150,000 $157,725 L 781
John Perry Boston, Mass. $183,650 $198,073 INTL, JC 10, L 82
Henry Perry Memphis, Tenn. $183,627 $212,037 INTL, L 667 Get a listing of all officers who made more than $100,000 last
J. Allen Hobart Yakima, Wa. $182,231 $208,747 INTL, JC 28, L 760
year and a detailed explanation of this study at www.TDU.org
The International Union is losing members,
losing revenue, and cutting organizers and
representation.
Teamster members are sacrificing to save
our jobs and our union. Why aren’t top
officials doing the same?
HOFFA CUTS
REPRESENTATION,
NOT SALARIES
Pensions cuts. Layoffs. Pay cuts. The
Great Recession has hit working
Teamsters hard.
100,000 Members Gone
Official union records show that the
WHAT, ME WORRY?
And our union has been hit hard, too. IBT lost over 38,000 members from 2008
We’ve lost some 100,000 members and to 2009—and unofficial reports point to JAMES HOFFA—TOTAL COMPENSATION $362,869,
dues revenue is down. Our locals and our the number being closer to 100,000 by
International are feeling the pinch. 2010. including a lucrative “Housing Allowance” he set up
But a comprehensive analysis of The IBT’s revenues are down too. Per for himself. Instead of freezing his salary or taking a
Teamster financial documents shows that capita dues, which locals pay from mem-
instead of belt-tightening, top Teamster bers’ dues to the IBT, dropped $6 million 10 percent cut, he took a Cost of Living Raise.
officials have bulked up. last year and is dropping more this year.
Last year, 120 Teamster officials made Hoffa could have reacted by trimming
over $150,000 in salary. On average, they the salaries of officials at the top. Instead,
each got a $6,624 raise. Thirteen of them he has made cuts and eliminated jobs in
got a raise of over $20,000 last year. membership services, organizing and $6,624 raise. Thirteen of them got a the waste at the very top?
Those are the findings of the $150,000 representation. raise of over $20,000 last year. If the officials in the $150,000 took a
Club Report—a comprehensive analysis Hoffa paid multiple salaries to 142 10 percent cut, our union would save $3.2
of Teamster financial documents and Salaries Go Up Teamster officials in 2009—no cuts million—money we could use to put
officer compensation by the Teamster there. some 30 new organizers out in the field.
The 2009 $150,000 Club shows more There’s an election next year and When Hoffa first ran for office, he
Rank and File Education and Legal
top officials making more money than Hoffa’s job is on the line. Is he trying to promised to “cut and cap” official
Defense Foundation (TRF), the legal and
ever: use the power of patronage to buy sup- salaries at $150,000. If he had made good
education arm of the Teamster reform
z 120 Teamster officials made over on his promise, he would have saved our
movement. port?
$150,000 in salary—the largest number union over $5 million in 2009.
These numbers should be a warning
ever. What We Could Hoffa could have cut at the top.
sign for the union’s top leaders. Instead,
z 40 officials made over $200,000 last Instead he chose to cut representation.
all we’ve seen from the Hoffa adminis-
year—also the largest number ever.
Do with the Money He’s putting personal loyalty ahead of
tration is “What, Me Worry?”
z On average, those officials each got a What would happen if our union cut our union’s best interests.