Working class heroes to a man/woman

The largest rise reportedly went to Tony Woodley, the joint general secretary of Unite, which with two million members is Britain’s biggest trade union.
He was said to have seen an increase in his pay and benefits package last year of 20 per cent, from £88,359 to £105,761.
His salary alone rose by 10 per cent to £93,815 between 2007 and 2008, compared with a public sector average of 2.8 per cent.
He also received a £6,603 benefit from a cut-price union loan towards a maisonette he and Unite are buying in south London and £5,343 in car fuel benefit.

Bob Crow, the militant leader of the RMT rail union, saw his pay and benefits rise by 8 per cent to £91,646 in 2008.

Billy Hayes, leader of the 260,000-member Communication Workers Union, which carried out four postal strikes in London last month, was said to receive a 5% pay rise to £88,438.

♫ The working class can kiss my árse, I’ve got a union job at last ♪