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The '''Service Employees International Union''' (SEIU) is a large, politically powerful [[labor union]] with 2 million members in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and [[Puerto Rico]], and the largest union of property service workers in the United States. The SEIU says they are "dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society". It is closely affiliated with the [[Democratic Party]] and is tightly controlled by labor boss [[Andy Stern]], the president since 1996. At a time when most unions are shrinking, SEIU has grown rapidly; only the [[National Education Association]] is larger.
The '''Service Employees International Union''' (SEIU) is a large, politically powerful [[labor union]] with 2 million members in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and [[Puerto Rico]], and the largest union of property service workers in the United States. The SEIU says they are "dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society". It is closely affiliated with the [[Democratic Party]] and is tightly controlled by labor boss [[Andy Stern]], the president since 1996. At a time when most unions are shrinking, SEIU has grown rapidly; only the [[National Education Association]] is larger.
*'''Security Services''' – SEIU is the largest security union, representing Securitas Security Services USA, which employs 1,800 security officers at Kaiser medical facilities in five states.<ref>[http://www.standformasecurity.org/pdfs/12-08-08-RatifiedSecurityContract.pdf Ratified Security Contract (PDF)], December 8, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://security.sys-con.com/node/1025682/mobile Union Leaders Misrepresent Facts in Contract Talks for Security Guards], Sys-Con Media, 2008.</ref> The motto for the SEIU security union is, "Stand for Security," accompanied with their very own SEIU security logo.<ref>[http://www.seiu.org/images/Stand%20for%20Security_sm.jpg Stand for Security], SEIU logo and motto.</ref>
*'''Security Services''' – SEIU is the largest security union, representing Securitas Security Services USA, which employs 1,800 security officers at Kaiser medical facilities in five states.<ref>[http://www.standformasecurity.org/pdfs/12-08-08-RatifiedSecurityContract.pdf Ratified Security Contract (PDF)], December 8, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://security.sys-con.com/node/1025682/mobile Union Leaders Misrepresent Facts in Contract Talks for Security Guards], Sys-Con Media, 2008.</ref> The motto for the SEIU security union is, "Stand for Security," accompanied with their very own SEIU security logo.<ref>[http://www.seiu.org/images/Stand%20for%20Security_sm.jpg Stand for Security], SEIU logo and motto.</ref>
The SEIU is a union that [[Barack Obama]] has made a pledge to help give them more power and strength, and 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>[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 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>[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.
The SEIU is a union that [[Barack Obama]] has made a pledge to help give them more power and strength, and 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 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/>}}
SEIU locals 100 and 880 are run out of the same address, on 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans, as ACORN. Financial disclosures also show that SEIU paid $500,000 in two installments to the “Wal-Mart Organizing Project.” The checks were sent to ACORN’s headquarters in Louisiana. Local 880’s Department of Labor financial filings, in 2005, shows loans and payments to ACORN-run organizations.<ref>[http://theunionlabelblog.com/2009/05/16/seiu-acorn-and-the-white-house/ SEIU, ACORN, and the White House], 73Wire.com, May 16, 2009.</ref>
SEIU locals 100 and 880 are run out of the same address, on 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans, as ACORN. Financial disclosures also show that SEIU paid $500,000 in two installments to the “Wal-Mart Organizing Project.” The checks were sent to ACORN’s headquarters in Louisiana. Local 880’s Department of Labor financial filings, in 2005, shows loans and payments to ACORN-run organizations.<ref>[http://theunionlabelblog.com/2009/05/16/seiu-acorn-and-the-white-house/ SEIU, ACORN, and the White House], 73Wire.com, May 16, 2009.</ref>
On February 18, 2010, the ''Oversight on Government Reform'' committee released a report on [[ACORN]] and SEIU funding; it was revealed that ACORN activities – despite contentions they are intended to help the poor – fulfill a self-serving and political purpose.<ref>Darrell Issa (CA-49), Ranking Member. ''Committee on Oversight and Government Reform'', February 18, 2010. <http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Reports/20100218followthemoneyacornseiuandtheirpoliticalallies.pdf></ref> The groups, ACORN and the SEIU, were found to achieve political ends through a pattern of threatening banks and state officials' offices with litigation.<ref>[http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=550:issa-releases-report-follow-the-money-acorn-seiu-and-their-political-allies&catid=22 Issa Releases Report – Follow the Money: ACORN, SEIU and their Political Allies], Committee on Oversight and Government reform.</ref> The report includes the following information on the SEIU's connections with ACORN.
* “Muscle for the Money” – Muscle for the Money involves using non-profit corporations for electioneering activities and an SEIU strategy to threaten corporations and banks into brokering deals for ACORN’s financial benefit. SEIU and Project Vote used litigation to force demands from government officials. ACORN, through Project Vote, threatened State Secretary of State offices with lawsuits, thus forcing political compromises at the expense of taxpayers.
* SEIU and ACORN are substantially intertwined – SEIU and ACORN jointly manage SEIU Local 100; SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana; SEIU Local 21A; SEIU Local 32BJ; SEIU Local 52BJ; SEIU Local 880; and SEIU Local 1199. SEIU aided and encouraged ACORN to put pressure on banks, to use its federally-funded affiliates to target political candidates, and to threaten public officials with litigation. ACORN took the lead in these activities and SEIU was the willing accomplice.
* ACORN profited from the misery of the financial collapse – ACORN Housing (AHC) financially profited from efforts to intimidate banks into lowering down payment and mortgage lending standards – a trend that contributed to the financial crisis. ACORN used provisions in the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) of 1977 to challenge bank mergers and acquisitions. These challenges successfully forced banks to make lending agreements with ACORN Housing. ACORN is one of the few entities that actually profited from the misery created by the collapse of the housing bubble.
* 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.
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