While the commissioners say there is annual pay of more than $400,000 for shop stewards who have no clearly defined duties, Mr. Daggett testified to the contrary. He said the stewards worked 24 hours a day to ensure that there were no labor problems in the port. And, he added, $400,000 was “not a lot of money today.”
Hey, I'd take $400,000 a year for a low show/no show job. But that's me.
Here's the report itself -
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/nyregion/2012/WaterfrontSpecialReport.pdf"Mr. Gigante's limited knowledge about the CBA, which he is charged with safeguarding, is also concerning. When asked whether he was familiar with the CBA's, Mr. Gigante simply replied, "I have no idea what you're talking about." He actually required clarification that "CBA" stood for "collective bargaining agreement."