And the kids get the tax bill-----Teacher Union Executives Get Double-Digit Raises While Liabilities Skyrocket

Teacher Union Executives Get Double-Digit Raises While Liabilities Skyrocket [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"While the teachers they represent have seen very small pay increases or even pay freezes over the past three years, high level executives at the Michigan Education Association union received large raises.
The average increase in the salaries paid to the top four union officials was 18.6 percent over three years. 
At the same time, the MEA's liabilities increased by nearly $100 million, or 50 percent in one year.
Vice President Nancy Strachan received a 25 percent salary increase between 2012 and 2015 ($119,520 to $149,433). Secretary-Treasurer Rick Trainor was also up 25 percent during the period ($121,476 to $151,675). President Steve Cook’s salary increased 16 percent ($182,154 to $211,390) and Executive Director Gretchen Dziadosz had a 13 percent increase from 2012 to 2015 ($190,196 to $215,222).
...Teachers are not getting anywhere near those kinds of raises.
For example, a teacher in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools saw her salary increase by 5 percent over a three-year period..."