Difference between revisions of "SEIU"
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The '''Service Employees International Union''' (SEIU) is one of America’s largest, most controversial, and most politically involved labor unions. The SEIU represents building services employees, nurses, other healthcare workers, and public employees. | The '''Service Employees International Union''' (SEIU) is one of America’s largest, most controversial, and most politically involved labor unions. The SEIU represents building services employees, nurses, other healthcare workers, and public employees. | ||
| − | SEIU was involved in coordinating protests against the IPO of [[KKR]] in 2008.<ref>https://www.chron.com/business/article/Union-uses-unorthodox-protests-against-buyout-1775537.php</ref> | + | SEIU was involved in coordinating protests against the IPO of [[KKR]] in 2008.<ref>https://www.chron.com/business/article/Union-uses-unorthodox-protests-against-buyout-1775537.php</ref> [[KKR]] is a holder of many state workers' pension funds and reportedly held as much as 33% of SEIU pensions in 2008. <ref>http://inthesetimes.com/features/pension_crisis_wall_street_social_security.html</ref> |
They supported [[Barack Obama]] in his presidential campaign during the 2008 elections, buying an estimated $3.2 million in TV ads in the first half of 2008. <ref>https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93022369</ref> | They supported [[Barack Obama]] in his presidential campaign during the 2008 elections, buying an estimated $3.2 million in TV ads in the first half of 2008. <ref>https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93022369</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 19 August 2019
 SEIU  (Labor union)   | |
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| Formation | 23 April 1921 |
| Leader | SEIU/President |
| Subpage | •SEIU/President |
| An international union of almost 2 million members. | |
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is one of America’s largest, most controversial, and most politically involved labor unions. The SEIU represents building services employees, nurses, other healthcare workers, and public employees.
SEIU was involved in coordinating protests against the IPO of KKR in 2008.[1] KKR is a holder of many state workers' pension funds and reportedly held as much as 33% of SEIU pensions in 2008. [2]
They supported Barack Obama in his presidential campaign during the 2008 elections, buying an estimated $3.2 million in TV ads in the first half of 2008. [3]
Bilderberger Andrew Stern was the CEO until 2010.[4] SEIU laid off 33% of their field organizers in 2019.[5] They reported this was due to budget cuts by the Trump administration. [6]
References
- ↑ https://www.chron.com/business/article/Union-uses-unorthodox-protests-against-buyout-1775537.php
- ↑ http://inthesetimes.com/features/pension_crisis_wall_street_social_security.html
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93022369
- ↑ https://www.thenation.com/article/seiu-andy-stern-leaves-behind/
- ↑ https://labornotes.org/2009/05/viewpoint-seiu-staff-fight-their-union-0
- ↑ http://www.seiu.org/blog/2017/6/trumps-budget-a-disaster-for-working-families
