[Brad from Tennessee]

NJ TEACHERS UNION BOSS MADE $550,000 IN 2007

Gov. Chris Christie ratcheted up his fight against the state’s largest teachers union today, criticizing its director’s half-million-dollar payday and saying districts could get cash back if teachers give up raises.

Christie said the pay package for the New Jersey Education Association’s Vince Giordano was “shocking” — more than $421,000 in salary and $128,500 in benefits in 2007 — and called the union part of the state’s “shadow government.”

“Everybody has a right to make a living, but $550,000 for the executive director of the NJEA? It’s outrageous,” Christie said. . .

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/nj_gov_chris_christie_gears_up.html

[incredulous joe]

Ya know the new tact will be to blame Christie for the last 30 years of irresponsible spending.

[Intolerant in NJ]

NJ TEACHERS UNION BOSS MADE $550,000 IN 2007...beyond that, the NJEA has plenty of money to constantly run ads on local TV outlets telling the public what a great job they do, and a few weeks ago when an NJN talk show I was watching got into the subject of school funding, the moderator had to take a moment out to announce that one of the underwriters for the program was - NJEA - teachers could get by with 75% of what they're getting now if they didn't have to pay such outlandish union dues.......

[Ken H]

...$550,000 for the executive director of the NJEA...

And how much will he make in pension and benefits? California makes public the salary of its employees. You can also find a list of those with a pension over $100,000/year.

Does anyone know if NJ has made such information available? I would bet they are in line with CA.