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News tagged ”SEIU”

SEIU’S Yen to Help Red China’s “Working Class” with U. S. Union Dues

Last May 2007, Andy Stern. President of the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) with 1.8 million low-skill or unskilled workers paying dues, takes Anna Burger, head of “Change to Win” to China to meet with the leadership there, spending a portion of union dues to help Chinese workers.

Here’s an excerpt from a Newsweek interview with the publicity addicted Stern:

Question: Why should your members pay dues to improve the condition of Chinese workers?
Stern: Workers who work for the same employers, whether they are in our country or around the world, are much stronger when they work together. The largest employer in Africa is a security company who owns Wackenhut in the U.S. We have been unable to get Wackenhut to respect workers’ rights because they are a very small part of a very big company. So now we joined together with other unions to deal ... Read More...

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