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    Growth at Any Cost

    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) prides itself as being the “fastest-growing union in North America.” However, this growth spurt has come with more than its fair share of growing pains. Corruption, financial scandals and
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    Heard Through the Grape Vine

    Fortune Magazine columnist Nina Easton recently questioned SEIU’s Stephen Lerner about the union’s raucous protest outside the home of bank attorney Greg Baer that frightened his teenage son who was at home alone and intimidated
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    Forced Political Contributions

    At its 2008 convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, SEIU approved Constitutional Amendment 317. Among other things, this amendment to Article XV of SEIU’s constitution imposes a financial penalty on union locals that fail
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    Federal Influence

    Amidst a severe budget shortfall, the state of California needed to make cuts to balance the state’s budget. One such cut affected the wages of approximately 220,000 home health care workers that pay dues
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    The Price of Lobbying

    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is guilty of more than a little hypocrisy when it comes to lobbying and federal funds. SEIU officials call for a ban on lobbying by companies that receive taxpayer
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    Money To ACORN

    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has given nearly $8.5 million of its members’ money to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a corrupt organization known to engage in mob-like practices and
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    Friends In High Places

    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has a well-practiced strategy of gaining influence in state capitals as a part of its aggressive organizing tactics. This strategy was brought to light by the scandal surrounding

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