CEO Pay

UFE's Executive Excess report was cited by a congressional committee, chaired by Rep. Waxman, looking into executive compensation conflicts of interest. December 12, 2007

UFE's annual Labor Day report (with the Institute for Policy Studies) finds that average CEO pay is 364 times the pay of an average US worker.

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October 19, 2007

A Question for the Week of Labor Day: Are U.S. CEOs Worth Their Cost? October 12, 2007

Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies discusses CEO Pay and the 2007 Executive Excess report. October 10, 2007

October 2, 2007

CEO:Worker Pay Ratio Shoots Up to 431:1
Biggest Defense Contractors Raise CEOs’ Pay 200% Since 9/11 October 2, 2007

 

 

CEOs at the companies outsourcing the most workers were paid more than typical CEOs. The report also looks at the link between high CEO pay and campaign contributions.

October 2, 2007

CEOs at companies with the largest layoffs, most underfunded pensions and biggest tax breaks were rewarded with bigger paychecks. October 2, 2007

CEOs of companies under investigation for accounting irregularities earned 70% more from 1999 to 2001 than the average CEO at large companies. October 2, 2007

Annual CEO pay report finds that CEO pay shot up 535% between 1990 and 1999; worker pay barely outpaced inflation. October 2, 2007