Changes

===Political Agenda===

===Political Agenda===

At the outset, Stern told members that he expected "every leader at every level of this union -- from the international President to the rank-and-file member -- to devote five working days this year to political action."  In effect, this became the mandate for the union leaders to work in support of the [[Democratic Party]]. Stern sits on the Executive Committee of America Coming Together funded by [[George Soros]]. SEIU is a major component of the "Shadow Democratic Party," a network of more than five-dozen unions, nonprofit activist groups, and think tanks with the agendas of the left and which campaigns for Democrat candidates and causes. Because they are a "527 organization", SEIU is not registered as a "political organization" with the Federal Election Commission, and collects "soft money" with no limits on how much it may receive. This money, in turn, is given to Democratic candidates, political action committees, and other "527" groups promoting the same agendas.<ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6535 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)], DiscoverTheNetworks.org.</ref>

At the outset, Stern told members that he expected "every leader at every level of this union -- from the international President to the rank-and-file member -- to devote five working days this year to political action."  In effect, this became the mandate for the union leaders to work in support of the [[Democratic Party]]. Stern sits on the Executive Committee of America Coming Together funded by [[George Soros]]. SEIU is a major component of the "Shadow Democratic Party," a network of more than five-dozen unions, nonprofit activist groups, and think tanks with the agendas of the left and which campaigns for Democrat candidates and causes. Because they are a "527 organization", SEIU is not registered as a "political organization" with the Federal Election Commission, and collects "soft money" with no limits on how much it may receive. This money, in turn, is given to Democratic candidates, political action committees, and other "527" groups promoting the same agendas.<ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6535 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)], DiscoverTheNetworks.org.</ref>

===Change to Win===

===Change to Win===

==Crime==

==Crime==

According to papers filed with the King County Superior Court in [[Seattle]], [[Washington State|Washington]], criminal charges were filed against a member of Service Employees International Union, Local 775 NW for submitting allegedly forged signatures in support of Initiative 1098, a measure to allow [[Income tax|income taxes]] in the state of Washington.<ref>Scott "The Piper" St. Clair. [http://www.libertylive.org/blog_main/post.php?post_id=2298 Criminal charges filed against SEIU member for submitting bogus I-1098 signatures], ''The Official Blog of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation'', September 16, 2010.</ref>

In a press release issued March 17, 2011, Sodexo USA announced that the company has filed a civil lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ([[RICO]]) Act., accusing the union of engaging in an "illegal campaign of extortion."<ref>Liberty Chick. [http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2011/03/20/seiu-hit-with-rico-lawsuit-blames-hunton-williams-and-koch-brothers/ SEIU Hit With RICO Lawsuit], ''"[SEIU] Blames Hunton and Williams and…Koch Brothers,"'' [[Breitbart|biggovernment.com]], March 20, 2011.</ref>  Other crime related activity includes, according to papers filed with the King County Superior Court in [[Seattle]], [[Washington State|Washington]], criminal charges filed against a member of Service Employees International Union, Local 775 NW for submitting allegedly forged signatures in support of Initiative 1098, a measure to allow [[Income tax|income taxes]] in the state of Washington.<ref>Scott "The Piper" St. Clair. [http://www.libertylive.org/blog_main/post.php?post_id=2298 Criminal charges filed against SEIU member for submitting bogus I-1098 signatures], ''The Official Blog of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation'', September 16, 2010.</ref> The SEIU is allegedly in connection to a case of voter fraud in Harris County [[Texas]], according to a ''[[Fox News]]'' report.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/23/voter-fraud-houston-tea-party-truethevote-texas/</ref><ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/guess-who-might-be-behind-voter-fraud-in-harris-county-texas/</ref> "The integrity of the voting rolls in Harris County, Texas, appears to be under an organized and systematic attack by the group operating under the name Houston Votes," the Harris voter registrar, Leo Vasquez, charged as he passed on the documentation to the district attorney.  

 

The SEIU is allegedly in connection to a case of voter fraud in Harris County [[Texas]], according to a ''[[Fox News]]'' report.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/23/voter-fraud-houston-tea-party-truethevote-texas/</ref><ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/guess-who-might-be-behind-voter-fraud-in-harris-county-texas/</ref> "The integrity of the voting rolls in Harris County, Texas, appears to be under an organized and systematic attack by the group operating under the name Houston Votes," the Harris voter registrar, Leo Vasquez, charged as he passed on the documentation to the district attorney.  

{{Cquote|Most of the findings focused on a group called Houston Votes, a voter registration group headed by Steve [Sean] Caddle, who also works for the Service Employees International Union. Among the findings were that only 1,793 of the 25,000 registrations the group submitted appeared to be valid. The other registrations included one of a woman who registered six times in the same day; registrations of non-citizens; so many applications from one Houston Voters collector in one day that it was deemed to be beyond human capability; and 1,597 registrations that named the same person multiple times, often with different signatures.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/23/voter-fraud-houston-tea-party-truethevote-texas/?test=latestnews</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Most of the findings focused on a group called Houston Votes, a voter registration group headed by Steve [Sean] Caddle, who also works for the Service Employees International Union. Among the findings were that only 1,793 of the 25,000 registrations the group submitted appeared to be valid. The other registrations included one of a woman who registered six times in the same day; registrations of non-citizens; so many applications from one Houston Voters collector in one day that it was deemed to be beyond human capability; and 1,597 registrations that named the same person multiple times, often with different signatures.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/23/voter-fraud-houston-tea-party-truethevote-texas/?test=latestnews</ref>}}

==Barack Obama's Aide==

==Barack Obama's Aide==

Patrick Gaspard, who served as the political director for the Service Employees International Union local 1199 and is [[Obama|Barack Obama's]] current political director, received $37,071.46 in “carried over leave and vacation” from the union in 2009, but he did not disclose the agreement to receive the payment on his financial disclosure forms filed with the White House.<ref>Jake Sherman. [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/39110.html White House aide failed to disclose $40K payout], ''Politico'', June 28, 2010.</ref> In a section on his financial disclosure where agreements or arrangements for payment by a former employer must be disclosed, Gaspard checked a box indicating that he had nothing to report. Such financial disclosures are governed by federal law. Gaspard spent nine years at 1199 SEIU, a major labor union in New York. Gaspard also worked for Obama’s campaign, and later worked for the transition team, where he earned $11,500, according to the financial disclosure form he filed this year. He was pulling a salary from SEIU until Jan. 16, 2009, shortly before Obama was inaugurated.

Patrick Gaspard, who served as the political director for the Service Employees International Union local 1199 and is [[Obama|Barack Obama's]] current political director, received $37,071.46 in “carried over leave and vacation” from the union in 2009, but he did not disclose the agreement to receive the payment on his financial disclosure forms filed with the White House.<ref>Jake Sherman. [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/39110.html White House aide failed to disclose $40K payout], ''Politico'', June 28, 2010.</ref> In a section on his financial disclosure where agreements or arrangements for payment by a former employer must be disclosed, Gaspard checked a box indicating that he had nothing to report. Such financial disclosures are governed by federal law. Gaspard spent nine years at 1199 SEIU, a major labor union in New York. Gaspard also worked for Obama’s campaign, and later worked for the transition team, where he earned $11,500, according to the financial disclosure form he filed this year. He was pulling a salary from SEIU until Jan. 16, 2009, shortly before Obama was inaugurated.

==Further reading==

==Further reading==