Name:   water_watcher - Subject:   why the fuss in Wisconsin Date:   3/12/2011 6:29:19 AM

2010 WISCONSIN TEACHER AVERAGE WAGE AND
BENEFITS (this is for 9 months of work)

TEACHERS:
Milwaukee    $86,297
Elmbrook $91,065
Germantown    $83,818
Hartland Arrwhd  $90,285
Men Falls    $81,099
West Bend $82,153
Waukesha   $92,902
Sussex  $82,956
Mequon $95,297
Kettle Mor   $87,676
Muskego 91,341
(highest teacher was $122,952-lowest was $64,942)

STAFF:

Arrowhead- Bus Mgr - Kopecky    -    $169,525
Arrowhead - Principal - Wieczorek -   $152,519
Grmtwn -  Asst Princ - Dave Towers - $123,222
Elmbrk  Elemetary -Principal  - Zahn -  $142,315  (primary school)
Madison - Asst Principal - McGrath - $127,835

UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN STAFF (2009 salary alone):

Michael Knetter - Prof of Bus  -  $327,828
Carolyn Martin - Chancellor Mad - $437,000
Hector Deluca - Prof of Nutritional Science - $254,877

Source: Madison.com

How about some other "public servant job" ?  What do they make?

Madison Garbage men (2009 salary only):

Garbageman, Mr. Nelson earned - $159,258 in 2009, including $109,892 in overtime and other pay.
Garbageman, Greg Tatman earned - $125,598
7 Madison garbage men made over - $100,000
30 Madison garbage men made over - $70,000

MILWAUKEE CITY BUS DRIVERS (salary only):

136 Drivers made more than  - $70,000
  54 Drivers made more than  - $80,000
  18 Drivers made more than  - $90,000
   8 Drivers made more than - $100,000

Top Driver made  $117,000

Source WTMJ

In contrast, the average private bus driver makes $9-13 an hour (about $20,000 yr) with no pension, or healthcare.

THEY EXPECT THE TAXPAYERS TO CONTINUE PAYING 100% OF THEIR GENEROUS RETIREMENT and want to ne able to strike if the union can not negotiate more for them. Selfish liberals.