porkchopper

\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌchäpə(r)\ noun

Etymology: pork chops, labor-union slang for economic benefits + -er

: a labor-union officer regarded by fellow unionists as motivated chiefly by self-interest

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/pawrk"chop'euhr, pohrk"-/, n. Informal.

1. a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.

2. any legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power.

[1945-50, Amer.; PORKCHOP + -ER¹; prob. from the use of "porkchop" as a metaphor for livelihood, esp. one acquired with little effort]