Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Tired Sitcom Tropes Dept.: Rich People to Spend Day in Uncomfortable Shoes

  Published: August 7, 2007, 6:03 pm

  Tags: Class, Democrats, Seiu, Tired Sitcom Tropes Dept, Unions, Wealth

  So the SEIU has this thing where they ask all the candidates to “walk a mile in my shoes,” where the “my” is your typical SEIU member, i.e. not a rich person. Chris Dodd did...

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• AFSCME, SEIU ... what's the difference?

  Published: September 17, 2007, 8:53 pm

  Tags: Afscme, Seiu, Bill Richardson, President, 2008

  of gaffes. Addressing SEIU today, Richardson thanked them for their applause: "Thank you, AFSCME!" That's right, Richardson named the wrong union. And it gets worse. SEIU, unfortunately, is an organizational rival to AFSCME in many states, and SEIU's audience responded to Richardson's opening line by shouting, "S-E-I-U!" These aren't

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Bush Kids Health Plan Veto, Republican Kool Aid And Children

  Published: October 4, 2007, 12:04 pm

  Tags: Politics, 2008 Elections, Congress, Polls, Health, Health Care, Democrats, George W Bush, Republicans, Ideology, Children, Babies, Bush Administration, Republican Party, Seiu

  International Union (SEIU) dispatched dozens of children to the White House in a protest Monday. Expanding SCHIP also endears Democrats to governors of both parties, happy to have a bigger federal pipeline of cash, and to the insurance industry, typically a GOP ally but eager to garner more subsidies under a broader SCHIP. The avalanche

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• The Common Enemies of Spitzer and 1199

  Published: October 10, 2007, 11:29 am

  Tags: Politics, 1199 Seiu, Eliot Spitzer, Randy Kuhl, Tom Reynolds

  Here are those new 1199 SEIU ads, which target two upstate Republican congressmen who sided with George Bush against expanding health insurance benefits to uninsured children. The spots go after Randy Kuhl and Tom Reynolds, both of whom are likely to face strong Democratic challengers in the 2008 elections. What's interesting is that this is

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• CFB on Fining Seabrook, Palma

  Published: October 12, 2007, 3:55 pm

  Tags: Politics, 1199 Seiu, Amy Loprest, Annabel Palma, Larry Laufer

  Palma, who used to work for SEIU local 1199, was fined $30,000 for coordinating her campaign events with that union, one of the the most poweful ones in the city. From my quick search online, it seems to be the largest fine against any candidate for such an offense. A woman in Palma's Bronx office said neither she nor a spokesperson was

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Edwards Gets Most SEIU State Support

  Published: October 15, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Edwards, Gets, Most, Seiu, State, Support

  DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democrat John Edwards has won endorsements from 10 state chapters of the Service Employees International Union, representing half of the union's membership, party officials say.

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Close to one million SEIU members choose Edwards because he has the strength and vision to win both the primary and the general election

  Published: October 15, 2007, 7:48 pm

  Tags: Seiu Endorsement, John Edwards

  will allow these SEIU state councils, which collectively represent over 930,000 members, to organize efforts to turn out caucus goers on Edwards' behalf within Iowa, and in any other state where the SEIU state councils have also endorsed Edwards. SEIU state councils across the country will be determining their endorsement decisions in

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• The SEIU chessboard

  Published: October 16, 2007, 3:43 pm

  Tags: Seiu, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, President, 2008

  campaign interprets the SEIU rules to allow these SEIU affiliates to help them turn out caucus goers in Iowa, although they are limited largely to making telephone calls. "Limited largely to telephone calls", I gather, because those members are so far away, which raises the importance of members in states within driving distance. SEIU New

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Hiring: Scott Stringer, Unions

  Published: October 19, 2007, 9:33 am

  Tags: Politics, 1199 Seiu, Local 32bj, Political Help Wanted, Scott Stringer, Transport Workers Union Of America

  Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is looking for a director of community affairs. He's also hiring a director of communications. The Transport Workers Union, which is fighting the effects of penalties levied against it for an illegal strike, wants to hire a political assistant. Local 32BJ is hiring a director of communications. The

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• New Hampshire SEIU Endorses John Edwards

  Published: October 31, 2007, 6:34 am

  Tags: Seiu Endorsement, John Edwards For President

  Edwards, bringing Edwards' SEIU state council endorsement total to 12 states and over 1 million SEIU members:"We are thrilled to have the support of the the hard-working families of the New Hampshire State Employees' Association (SEIU local 1984). John Edwards' commitment to guaranteeing universal health care, the work he has done standing

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Edwards Gets NH SEIU Endorsement

  Published: October 30, 2007, 9:28 pm

  Tags: John Edwards, Seiu, 2008 Elections, President, Endorsements

  of the New Hampshire SEIU. This boosts his campaign in the state in three ways: He gets the support of the 10,000 members in the state; SEIU members from neighboring Massachusetts, which already endorsed him, can travel to New Hampshire to provide support; and the New Hampshire endorsement keeps SEIU affiliates from other states from

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• A Union, a Small Biz Group and AARP Walk Into a Hospital

  Published: November 1, 2007, 9:27 am

  Tags: Seiu

  International Union (SEIU), the Business Roundtable, the AARP — and, as of today, the National Federation of Independent Business — have joined forces to push health-care reform through a coalition called Divided We Fail, the Los Angeles Times reports. The NFIB, a champion for small businesses, was a major opponent of the

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Nevada Heats Up; Obama Gets Big Endorsements

  Published: January 9, 2008, 4:39 pm

  Tags: Barack Obama, 2008 President, Seiu, Culinary Workers Union, Primaries, Endorsement, Nevada, 2008 Elections, Democrats, Endorsements

  the state chapter of the SEIU officially backed the Illinois senator as well. The whole dynamic of Iowa and New Hampshire choosing different primary victors has put the Jan. 19 Nevada caucus back in more exciting play, with the state’s 33 delegates at stake--but more dramatically serving as a tie-breaker between the two leading

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• MD-04: Donna Edwards Continues to Run Strong

  Published: January 12, 2008, 12:55 pm

  Tags: Md 04, House, 2008 Elections, Donna Edwards, Al Wynn, Seiu, Maryland

  adding to her campaign; the SEIU is running this ad: The ad has Al Wynn nervous, too - and just in case people didn't see it themselves, he's letting them know with a robocall denying everything. Matt Stoller has more at Open Left: In addition to the back-and-forth between SEIU and Wynn, there are a few other pieces moving in this race.

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• 1199 Not Bailing on Joe Bruno Yet

  Published: February 27, 2008, 11:07 am

  Tags: Politics, 1199 Seiu, Joe Bruno

  SEIU local 1199 sent out a statement just now saying that they have deep respect for Joe Bruno's leadership in the State Senate, which he is now holding onto by one seat. "Senator Bruno's commitment to protecting quality care for all New Yorkers has made him a tremendous ally to the entire healthcare community. The Senate majority's advocacy on

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0