Changes

Recently Stern's SEIU has been raiding members from UNITE HERE, thus creating a deep division in the Change to Win coalition.  In 2008 Bruce Raynor of UNITE, the co-president of UNITE HERE declare the UNITE HERE merger a failure, and tried to take UNITE (and its bank) into SEIU. The other co-president John Wilhelm of HERE protested loudly, and the internecine battle was on.  Stern He financed and, with Raynor, created a new hotel-restaurant-casino union called 'Workers United" that is part of SEIU and is now openly trying to sign up HERE members.  Raynor resigned from UNITE HERE, becoming president of Workers United and executive vice president of SEIU.  

Recently Stern's SEIU has been raiding members from UNITE HERE, thus creating a deep division in the Change to Win coalition.  In 2008 Bruce Raynor of UNITE, the co-president of UNITE HERE declare the UNITE HERE merger a failure, and tried to take UNITE (and its bank) into SEIU. The other co-president John Wilhelm of HERE protested loudly, and the internecine battle was on.  Stern He financed and, with Raynor, created a new hotel-restaurant-casino union called 'Workers United" that is part of SEIU and is now openly trying to sign up HERE members.  Raynor resigned from UNITE HERE, becoming president of Workers United and executive vice president of SEIU.  

Meanwhile the turmoil has given conservatives in Congress another good reason to fight [[EFCA]] (a card-check device that would replace secret union elections), because it would be used in factional fights.

Meanwhile, the turmoil has given conservatives in Congress another good reason to fight [[EFCA]] (a card-check device that would replace secret union elections), because it would be used in factional fights.

==ACORN Connections==

==ACORN Connections==

* ACORN is not a charity – ACORN filed corporate income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and failed to file a Form 990, a requirement for non-profit status in several states where ACORN does business. In some states, ACORN fraudulently informed state Secretary of States that it was tax-exempt in order to avoid state corporate taxes.

* ACORN is not a charity – ACORN filed corporate income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and failed to file a Form 990, a requirement for non-profit status in several states where ACORN does business. In some states, ACORN fraudulently informed state Secretary of States that it was tax-exempt in order to avoid state corporate taxes.

* Accounting irregularities involving ACORN affiliated charities – ACORN received large amounts of money from its nonprofit affiliates while giving significantly less back in return, suggesting wide-spread subversive accounting practices. Based upon ACORN affiliates’ tax-exempt disclosures, there are substantial discrepancies between ACORN’s own audits and what has been officially reported to the IRS.  Nearly 40% of the disbursements from three of ACORN’s 501(c)(3) affiliates to ACORN’s national organization come in the form of gifts and grants for which no real reason is given for the transfer of funds.

* Accounting irregularities involving ACORN affiliated charities – ACORN received large amounts of money from its nonprofit affiliates while giving significantly less back in return, suggesting widespread subversive accounting practices. Based upon ACORN affiliates’ tax-exempt disclosures, there are substantial discrepancies between ACORN’s own audits and what has been officially reported to the IRS.  Nearly 40% of the disbursements from three of ACORN’s 501(c)(3) affiliates to ACORN’s national organization come in the form of gifts and grants for which no real reason is given for the transfer of funds.

==Terrorism==

==Terrorism==

==Thuggery==

==Thuggery==

On August 7, 2009 three SEIU members were seen attacking a black conservative protester outside a Saint Louis Townhall meeting.<ref>[http://www.tcotreport.com/eyewitness.html Eyewitness Account of Union Thugs Beating Tea Party Attendee in St. Louis], [[The TCOT Report]], August 7, 2009.</ref> The forum on aging called by Rep. Russ Carnahan, Democrat, drew an overflow crowd in a school gym in south St. Louis County, Missouri. Dozens of people, some with signs about the health care debate, were kept out. [[Kenneth Gladney]], 38, a conservative activist, was attacked as he handed out yellow flags with "Don’t tread on me" on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was awaiting treatment for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him. Mr. Gladney was attacked by people wearing dark blue SEIU t-shirts as the video that surfaced shows.<ref>[http://sweetness-light.com/archive/seiu-thugs-beat-up-town-hall-protester SEIU Thugs Beat Up Town Hall Protester], ''Sweetness & Light'', August 07, 2009.</ref>  

On August 7, 2009 three SEIU members were seen attacking a black conservative protester outside a Saint Louis Townhall meeting.<ref>[http://www.tcotreport.com/eyewitness.html Eyewitness Account of Union Thugs Beating Tea Party Attendee in St. Louis], [[The TCOT Report]], August 7, 2009.</ref> The forum on aging called by Rep. Russ Carnahan, Democrat, drew an overflow crowd in a school gym in south St. Louis County, Missouri. Dozens of people, some with signs about the health care debate, were kept out. [[Kenneth Gladney]], 38, a conservative activist, was attacked as he handed out yellow flags with "Don’t tread on me" on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was awaiting treatment for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him. Mr. Gladney was attacked by people wearing dark blue SEIU T-shirts as the video that surfaced shows.<ref>[http://sweetness-light.com/archive/seiu-thugs-beat-up-town-hall-protester SEIU Thugs Beat Up Town Hall Protester], ''Sweetness & Light'', August 07, 2009.</ref>  

==Crime==

==Crime==

===Civilian Army===

===Civilian Army===

[[Barack Obama]] has pledged to give the SEIU more power and strength, as well as the power to eventually "Paint the nation purple." Obama's hope for giving the SEIU more power as a civilian army, in his words, is because "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."<ref>[[Glenn Beck]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,543822,00.html Barack Obama's Civilian Army], ''[[Fox News]]'', August 27, 2009.</ref> Obama and the SEIU's most recent move to control more power as a national security force was seen on February 11, 2010, following an incident in [[Seattle|Seattle's]] Transit Tunnel after security personnel watched a 15 year old girl get beaten and mugged. The SEIU quickly jumped on the opportunity to try and take advantage of a poor 'security' policy by taking over security in general.<ref name=seiulocal6>Derek Erwin. [http://derekerwin.blogspot.com/2010/02/obamas-seiu-shock-troops-on-patrol.html Obama's SEIU Shock Troops on Patrol], ''A 1-In-100 Blogger'', February 11, 2010.</ref> The ''Seattle Times'' reported, "The Service Employees International Union Local 6 issued a statement Wednesday framing the attack as a reason SEIU should represent the Olympic guards. It already represents Securitas."<ref>Mike Lindblom. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011039499_tunnelcrime11m.html After tunnel beating, Metro wants guards to do more], ''The Seattle Times'', February 10, 2010.</ref> SEIU researcher Emily Sokolski made the following statement.

[[Barack Obama]] has pledged to give the SEIU more power and strength, as well as the power to eventually "Paint the nation purple." Obama's hope for giving the SEIU more power as a civilian army, in his words, is because "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."<ref>[[Glenn Beck]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,543822,00.html Barack Obama's Civilian Army], ''[[Fox News]]'', August 27, 2009.</ref> Obama and the SEIU's most recent move to control more power as a national security force was seen on February 11, 2010, following an incident in [[Seattle|Seattle's]] Transit Tunnel after security personnel watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and mugged. The SEIU quickly jumped on the opportunity to try and take advantage of a poor 'security' policy by taking over security in general.<ref name=seiulocal6>Derek Erwin. [http://derekerwin.blogspot.com/2010/02/obamas-seiu-shock-troops-on-patrol.html Obama's SEIU Shock Troops on Patrol], ''A 1-In-100 Blogger'', February 11, 2010.</ref> The ''Seattle Times'' reported, "The Service Employees International Union Local 6 issued a statement Wednesday framing the attack as a reason SEIU should represent the Olympic guards. It already represents Securitas."<ref>Mike Lindblom. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011039499_tunnelcrime11m.html After tunnel beating, Metro wants guards to do more], ''The Seattle Times'', February 10, 2010.</ref> SEIU researcher Emily Sokolski made the following statement.

{{cquote|Security guards this week have mentioned their frustration at standing back. [Metro guards] don't have the tools to intervene, at this point. They don't have self-defense training in how to intervene in a physical altercation. They would not only be in danger, but they would be in danger of losing their jobs.<ref name=seiulocal6/>}}

{{cquote|Security guards this week have mentioned their frustration at standing back. [Metro guards] don't have the tools to intervene, at this point. They don't have self-defense training in how to intervene in a physical altercation. They would not only be in danger, but they would be in danger of losing their jobs.<ref name=seiulocal6/>}}