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NEWS ABOUT: SEIU

SEIU stories: 7 news summaries

 Interest Groups 
 Rejoining the Fray 

As campaign's tones get harsher, parties step up sniping from left and right

Sep 16, 08 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama and John McCain drop niceties for harsh politicking, interest groups are seeing a thumbs-up from the candidates to bombard Americans with millions in provocative TV, mail, and Web ads. Groups including unions, MoveOn, the Minutemen, and pro-life BornAliveTruth are planning ads, the New York Times reports, including... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • MoveOn • SEIU • interest groups • campaign advertising • Minutemen • BornAliveTruth.org

SEIU Local Paid Big Bucks to Relatives' Firm

Fast-rising union prez defends payments to wife's company

Aug 9, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - California's biggest union local has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on companies owned by its president's relatives, the Los Angeles Times reports. The SEIU local for low-wage caregivers, and a related charity, paid six figures to a video company run by the wife and mother-in-law of union President Tyrone... More »

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California • Los Angeles • corruption • labor unions • SEIU • caregivers

Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

Confidential pacts speed organizing, but raise rights questions

May 10, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of America's biggest unions have made secret deals with major employers that let the companies choose where workers can organize and how many of them can do so, the Wall Street Journal reports. The unions, SEIU and Unite Here, say the confidential agreements have gotten more workers into unions,... More »

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union • labor unions • employers • SEIU • workers' rights

SEIU Machine Lines Up Behind Obama

Senator was 'right person at the right time' for influential union

Feb 15, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Service Employees International Union cast its lot with Democrat Barack Obama today, the New York Times reports. "We have an enormous amount of respect for Senator Clinton, but it's now become clear members and leaders want to become part of an effort to elect Barack Obama the next... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • labor unions • SEIU • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Service Employees International Union • Election 2008

MoveOn,
2 Top Unions
Tap Obama

Calif. service workers, NY transit employees had endorsed Edwards

Feb 1, 08 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama scored three major endorsements today, winning the support of the liberal activist group MoveOn and two influential unions that had backed John Edwards. MoveOn’s members voted for Obama over Hillary Clinton, 70.4% to 29.6%. The candidate crowed that the group has “demonstrated that real... More »

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Barack Obama • California • Bill Richardson • Latino voters • MoveOn • SEIU • Transport Workers Union

As NH Blitz Begins, So Do Attack Ads

Outside groups
rev up negative flyers, phone calls

Jan 4, 08 7:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Round two looks nastier already. As the presidential candidates swarm New Hampshire, a more aggressive wave of attack ads—from outside groups and the candidates themselves—is evident, the Washington Post reports. Labor and teacher unions, along with anti-tax and pro-life groups, have spent $4 million in recent months on... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Oprah Winfrey • SEIU • New Hampshire primary • attack ad

Edwards Scores Iowa Labor Nod

1 million service workers in 9 other states support
third-place hopeful

Oct 15, 07 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iowa service workers backed John Edwards today, and their huge 650,000-member California branch followed suit along with 8 other chapters. SEIU's support gives Edwards about 1 million possible foot soldiers and attendees in his make-it-or-break-it drive for an upset victory at the Iowa caucus. Endorsements from other sizable SEIU... More »

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John Edwards • California • Iowa • SEIU • Democratic presidential primaries • endorsement

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