THE UFCW'S $75,000 CLUBWhere Will Your Dues Money Go?
According to public information on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, in 2007, the UFCW international spent over $5.2 million on its top bosses and another $35.9 million on its staff. These figures do NOT include any union officer or staff personnel employed by local unions. To access local union information, you can either contact us or go to the Department of Labor's website here . Below is a listing of the officers and staff within the UFCW who were paid in excess of $75,000 in 2008.
Name
Title
Total Compensation
Joseph Hansen
International President
$ 345,426.00
Michael Fraser
Retired Special Assistant
$ 302,454.00
Anthony Perrone
International Secretary-Treasurer
$ 276,636.00
Alvin Vincent, Jr.
International Vice President
$ 267,685.00
William McDonough
Executive Vice President
$ 264,659.00
Patrick O'Neill
Executive Vice President
$ 254,954.00
Brian Petronella
President
$ 250,027.00
Warren Barclay
International Vice President
$ 246,812.00
Mark Lauritsen
International Vice President
$ 244,799.00
Chad Young
Regional Director
$ 240,018.00
Christyne Neff
International Vice President
$ 236,533.00
Willie Baker
Retired International Vice President
$ 230,186.00
Alan Spaulding
Department Director
$ 226,377.00
Irene Orozco
Department Director
$ 223,984.00
Lawrence Plumb
International Vice President
$ 211,540.00
Richard Whalen
International Vice President
$ 209,475.00
Kevin Williamson
International Vice President
$ 206,486.00
David Blitzstein
Special Assistant for Multitemps
$ 201,476.00
Geralyn Lutty
International Vice President
$ 198,316.00
George Saleeby, II
International Vice President
$ 197,640.00
Paul Blank
Special Asst./Director of Organizing
$ 197,611.00
George Orlando
International Vice President
$ 196,977.00
Edward Wendel
General Counsel
$ 196,634.00
Gregory Hamblet
International Vice President/Special Asst.
$ 194,973.00
Thomas Wilkinison
Secretary/Treasurer
$ 190,956.00
Michael Wilson
International Vice President
$ 185,181.00
Thomas Plumb
Department Director
$ 184,294.00
Donald Salsbery
Director of Finance
$ 178,036.00
Nicholas Clark
Assoc. General Counsel
$ 176,137.00
William Schmitz
Retired International Vice President
$ 175,345.00
Ronald Petronella
Executive Vice President
$ 171,784.00
Harold Forman
Special Assistant to the Director
$ 165,811.00
Larry Gregoire
International Vice President
$ 162,278.00
Charles Seeger
Department Director
$ 161,771.00
Edward Thomson
Special Assistant to the Director
$ 158,126.00
Oscar Saenz
Executive Assistant
$ 156,857.00
Jonathan Jay
Asst./Spec. Council to President
$ 156,799.00
Clarence Piercey
Special Assistant to the Director
$ 155,614.00
David Watts
Executive Assistant to National Director
$ 153,869.00
Mary Jean Piraino
Assistant to President
$ 143,980.00
Robin Williams
Associate Director
$ 141,759.00
Carol Rentz
Comptroller
$ 141,698.00
Ronald Mattock
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 141,653.00
Bette Mercer
Union Administrative Director
$ 141,257.00
Alan Hanson
Campaign Director
$ 138,172.00
Lori Werner
Office Director
$ 137,867.00
Harvey Feather
Assistant Director
$ 137,330.00
Renee Bowser
Assistant General Counsel
$ 136,503.00
Nancy Quiring
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 135,692.00
Gary Hakes
Executive Assistant
$ 135,232.00
Peter Ford
Assistant General Counsel
$ 135,178.00
Lisa Pedersen
Assistant General Counsel
$ 135,079.00
Brian McArthur
Special Assistant to National Director
$ 134,663.00
George Wiszynski
Assistant General Counsel
$ 134,634.00
Robert Gorham
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 132,967.00
Milton Jones
Assistant to the Director
$ 132,431.00
Kevin Sullivan
Assistant to President
$ 131,781.00
Patrick Burgwin
Collective Bargaining
$ 130,844.00
Leticia Ramirez
Executive Assistant
$ 130,481.00
Louisette Tremblay-Hinton
National Representative
$ 130,006.00
Jeffrey Ferro
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 129,831.00
Timothy Fitzpatrick
Council President
$ 129,782.00
Louis Bolduc
Executive Assistant to National Director
$ 129,059.00
Eduardo Pena
Assistant to the Director
$ 128,814.00
Wayne Squire
Director of Field Support
$ 128,180.00
Mark Salandro
Director of Network Service
$ 127,942.00
Mark Nemitz
Special Assistant to the Director
$ 127,521.00
Christopher Foster
Assistant to the Director
$ 127,428.00
Mark Dobson
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 126,951.00
Bradley Edwards
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 126,328.00
Jeffrey Greene
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 125,783.00
Robert Re
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 125,171.00
James Papian
Department Director
$ 124,357.00
Thaiminh Pham
International Representative
$ 122,508.00
Michael Russow
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 122,085.00
Lazaro Perez, Jr.
International Representative
$ 121,940.00
Bryan Neath
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 121,018.00
Peter Sena
Business Agent
$ 120,478.00
Gordon Fultz
Assistant to the Regional Director
$ 120,252.00
Stan Chavira
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 120,103.00
Terry Gash
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 119,932.00
Carl Green
Field Assistant/Comm Action
$ 119,758.00
William Meyer
Assistant to the Director
$ 119,569.00
Frank Cyphers
Council Secretary-Treasurer/Reg. Dir.
$ 119,554.00
Harold Embry
Assistant to the Director
$ 119,279.00
James Richardson
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 118,995.00
Michael Murphy
Assistant General Counsel
$ 118,856.00
Vincent Murolo
Business Agent
$ 118,704.00
Patsy Fontenot
Council Regional Director
$ 118,084.00
Regina Lambert
Assistant to Director
$ 117,843.00
James Carney
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 117,720.00
Carl Ariston
Executive Asst. to Regional Director
$ 117,713.00
Laura Marek
Field Auditor
$ 117,585.00
John Sittig
Office Director
$ 117,333.00
Jacqueline Nowell
Office Director
$ 117,056.00
Shane Dawson
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 117,029.00
Steve Gelios
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 116,725.00
William Garrison
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 116,295.00
John Montgomery
Field Assistant to Organizing Director
$ 116,279.00
Steven Marrs
International Representative
$ 116,228.00
John Tracy
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 116,135.00
Steven Hendrickson
Department Director
$ 115,930.00
Todd Chase
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 115,535.00
Ronald Bergstrom
Business Agent
$ 115,326.00
Margaret Slodysko
Field Assistant to Organizing Director
$ 114,665.00
Linda Moore
Business Agent
$ 114,656.00
Stan Zarnoch
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 114,644.00
Sanford Bealer, Jr.
Council Regional Director
$ 114,622.00
Joe Deutsch
Associate Director
$ 113,882.00
Karen Prade
International Representative
$ 113,832.00
Glenn Harris
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 113,688.00
Tomas Castro
International Representative
$ 113,505.00
John Lewis
Council Regional Director
$ 112,665.00
Mark Whaley
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 112,313.00
Herman Dallaire
National Representative
$ 111,865.00
Reginald Malley
Administrative Assistant
$ 111,616.00
Charles Denny
International Representative
$ 111,446.00
Arleen Carrow-Crocker
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 111,268.00
Charles Rader
Associate Director
$ 110,553.00
James Simensen
International Representative
$ 110,494.00
Randy Tiffey
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 110,266.00
Gina Swinea
International Representative
$ 109,975.00
Geri Taylor
Field Asst./Comm. Action
$ 109,876.00
Ho N Lai
International Representative
$ 109,794.00
Nancy Wallace
International Representative
$ 109,608.00
Mark Leander
Department Director
$ 109,142.00
James Sierra
International Representative
$ 109,139.00
Kathleen Keller
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 109,035.00
Robert Dillard
Council Regional Director
$ 108,908.00
Apolonio Dennett
International Representative
$ 108,729.00
Lawrence Potts
Organizing Coordinator
$ 108,614.00
Billy Myers
International Representative
$ 108,041.00
David Hann
National Representative
$ 107,632.00
Douglas Meyer
Assoc. Research Director
$ 107,099.00
Felipe Morales
International Representative
$ 106,554.00
Jason Chorpenning
Assitant to the Regional Director
$ 106,490.00
Edward Andraka
Assistant to the Regional Director
$ 105,931.00
Jason Gibbons
International Representative
$ 105,880.00
Robert Linton
Special Assistant to National Director
$ 105,782.00
Jose Bustos
International Representative
$ 105,775.00
Marsha Long
Special Assistant to Organizing Director
$ 105,751.00
Brian O'Konski
Assistant Director/Actuary
$ 105,597.00
Regina Hicks
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 105,574.00
Teresa Dumas
Office Director
$ 104,729.00
Greg Chambers
International Representative
$ 104,684.00
Lillian Flores
Assistant to Regional Director
$ 104,488.00
Joe Hernandez
International Representative
$ 104,327.00
Eric Bray
Council Asst. to Secretary/Recorder
$ 103,750.00
Luis Espinosa-Organis
Field Assistant/Comm Action
$ 103,674.00
Marvin Russow
Non-Dir International Vice President
$ 102,934.00
Lois Elbornetti
International Representative
$ 102,495.00
Dana Powell
International Representative
$ 102,471.00
Justin Toner
International Representative
$ 102,364.00
Michael Ramirez
International Representative
$ 102,128.00
Carolyn Bradford
International Representative
$ 101,824.00
Joe Price, Jr.
International Representative
$ 100,973.00
Paul Cloer
International Representative
$ 100,930.00
Sharon Westmoreland
Office Director
$ 100,905.00
Marcia Todd
Associate Director
$ 99,473.00
Daniel Serrano
International Representative
$ 99,247.00
Javiel Nazario
International Representative
$ 98,636.00
Vincent Diaz
International Representative
$ 98,413.00
Robert Lowrey
Assistant General Counsel
$ 98,002.00
Anthony Bridges
International Representative
$ 97,973.00
Greg Newcomb
International Representative
$ 97,194.00
Arthur Stevens
International Representative
$ 97,127.00
Eric Kukovica
National Representative
$ 96,799.00
Stanley Raper
National Representative
$ 96,656.00
Evelyn Turner
Administrative Assistant
$ 94,859.00
Thomas Jennings
International Representative
$ 94,490.00
Ernest Milewski
Union Representative
$ 94,476.00
Brenda Coffey
Manager
$ 94,453.00
Roy Hamilton
Chief Engineer
$ 94,407.00
Jeremiah Bird
Field Assistant
$ 94,195.00
Gregory Villanova
International Representative
$ 93,617.00
Richard Pollock
National Representative
$ 93,374.00
Mary Davis
International Representative
$ 93,121.00
Andrew Mackenzie
National Representative
$ 92,955.00
John Marrone
Executive Assistant to Regional Director
$ 92,784.00
Kurt Brandt
Assistant to the Director
$ 92,411.00
Buffy Jo Wicks
Field Assistant
$ 92,311.00
Robyn Robbins
Assistant Director
$ 91,615.00
Brian Noonan
National Representative
$ 91,364.00
Christopher O'Halloran
National Representative
$ 91,073.00
Phyllis Denby
Department Director
$ 91,006.00
Rick Eddy
Council Secretary-Treasurer
$ 90,842.00
Andre Gingras
National Representative
$ 90,388.00
Timothy Hosford
National Representative
$ 90,174.00
Michael Elick
International Representative
$ 89,799.00
Pierre Olivier
National Representative
$ 89,309.00
Wayne Hamblet
Executive Vice President/National Director
$ 88,466.00
John Weberski
Assoc. Research Director
$ 88,123.00
Thomas Ballard
International Representative
$ 87,837.00
Harry Priest
International Representative
$ 87,618.00
John Morawetz
Director of Health and Safety
$ 87,611.00
Deborah Smith
National Representative
$ 87,459.00
Manuel Hernandez
Organizer
$ 86,716.00
Winston Gordon
National Representative
$ 86,693.00
Gerald Setley
General Organizer
$ 85,837.00
Amri Joyner
Assistant Director
$ 85,827.00
Paul Omear
International Representative
$ 85,781.00
August Vehar
Assistant General Counsel
$ 85,697.00
James Wright
Special Representative
$ 85,391.00
Mario Courchesne
National Representative
$ 85,326.00
Michael Freeman
Assistant to National Director
$ 85,315.00
Mariette Soucy
National Representative
$ 85,220.00
Dorothy Gossi
National Representative
$ 85,169.00
Douglas Van Osdale
Collective Bargaining Representative
$ 84,056.00
David Baillie
National Representative
$ 83,907.00
Jill Cashen
Assistant Director
$ 83,341.00
Susan Jones
National Representative
$ 83,338.00
Sue Yates
National Representative
$ 83,296.00
Amanda Yanasak
Field Organizer
$ 83,296.00
Michael Forman
Communications Representative
$ 83,139.00
Christopher Dennis
National Representative
$ 82,901.00
Dennis Burton
International Representative
$ 82,208.00
Dennis Albritton
International Representative
$ 81,738.00
Kevin Blair
Organizer
$ 81,598.00
Barbara Gilbert-Chen
Office Director
$ 81,380.00
Janet Phetteplace
Executive Secretary
$ 81,018.00
Nicolas Pedrozo
Engineer
$ 79,746.00
Brian Iwakiri
Organizer
$ 79,693.00
George Landers
Assistant to Director
$ 79,071.00
Carl Flanagan
National Representative
$ 78,891.00
Donna Alshouse
Executive Secretary
$ 78,434.00
Dana Boley
Executive Assistant
$ 77,987.00
Jeannine Belt
International Representative
$ 77,868.00
Sean Harrigan
Retired Int'l Vice President
$ 77,589.00
James Hughes
Comptroller
$ 76,754.00
Rhonda Lawrence
Assistant Director
$ 76,670.00
Josefina Moruz
Research Representative
$ 76,637.00
Sarah Scanlon
Political Representative
$ 75,900.00
Kimberly Schmidt
Administrative Assistant
$ 75,271.00