'Fat Cat' Union Boss Ousted After 'Napping' Photo Leaked

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Mark Rosenthal napping at his desk.
Mark Rosenthal napping at his desk.

Mark Rosenthal's 15-year tenure as the head of one of New York City's largest unions came to an end Wednesday, after photos leaked of the 400-pound boss purportedly slumbering through his workday.

At the end of May, The York Post put one of the unflattering portraits of an apparently sleeping Rosenthal on its cover, along with a damning description of Rosenthal's daily routine (into the office at 2 p.m., followed by lunch and a nap, then out at 4 p.m.) and eating habits (monthly food bills of $1,400, charged to the union coffers). All the while, Rosenthal was taking home $156,000-a-year, from dues paid by some of the city's poorest laborers.

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