Matt Lewis: Good For Me (Not Thee) ...
townhall.com     Jul 16, 2008            

The WSJ hits SEIU president Andy Stern for hypocrisy regarding rank-and-file members' pension plans ... "Mr. Stern's "middle class" spin would be more believable if the SEIU did more for its own members, especially their pensions. Public records based on the SEIU's own filings show that the SEIU National Industry Pension plan – which covers some 101,000 workers – was only 75% funded in 2006. Put another way, the plan had only three-fourths of the money it needs to meet its retirement obligations. And the national chapter is only the start. Some 13 local SEIU pension plans in 2006 were less than 80% funded; several didn't reach 65%. ... On the other hand, SEIU leaders are highly attentive to their own pension funding. A separate fund run by the national union, this one covering the benefits of SEIU officers, was 103% funded in... [read full story]                    


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Union Stands Against Democracy and Local Participation

freerepublic.com     yesterday          

The more we learn of the management style of President Andy Stern of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) the more we see that he is an authoritarian as bad as any top-down led corporation that he and his union...                    

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SEIU to Create Ethics Panel

wsj.com     Sep 3, 2008          

Leaders of the Service Employees International Union plan to announce the formation of an ethics committee in the wake of allegations of misspending by union officials at several big locals. The purpose of the committee...                    

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SEIU's "Take Back Labor Day" rally in St. Paul

marathonpundit.blogspot.com     Sep 2, 2008          

Since most of today's Republican National Convention have been cancelled, I decided to fill in some of my unexpected free time by heading over to Harriett Island east of downtown St. Paul to take a look at the Service...                    

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Andy Stern is slipping off the pedestal

bensonsudblog.blogspot.com     Aug 31, 2008          

By imposing a trusteeship and a monitorship over two mega West Coast locals, Andy Stern, SEIU international president, subjects twenty percent of the entire international membership to his disciplinary domination. They...                    

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