Gerry Hudson, AlterNet. May 1, 2008. The crisis facing our planet is one of historic proportions and will require an historically broad coalition to solve.
David Moberg, In These Times. April 24, 2008. The political fight developing within SEIU has broad implications for the labor movement and progressive politics.
Paul Krehbiel, Labor Notes. April 12, 2008. Members' grievances against SEIU officials have been mounting after President Andy Stern merged many locals into mega-locals.
Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. March 26, 2008. Why is the IAEP, a division of the SEIU, using union letterhead to endorse Lipitor and push drug sales pitches on its members?
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. March 26, 2008. "This is a terrible menace to rights of free speech and protest, and constitutional rights and freedom of expression."
Juan Basile, AlterNet. November 17, 2007. Congress is on the verge of letting corporate lobbyists change how a critical treatment is delivered, reducing access to affordable care just so two corporations can boost their bottom line.
Cliff Schecter, AlterNet: PEEK. October 11, 2007. Cliff Schecter: Prominent Carlylers have included members of the Bush and bin Laden families. That's about all you need to know.
Liza Featherstone, The Nation. July 2, 2007. SEIU President Andy Stern heads one of the strongest unions in the country, yet he's stood on stage to campaign with anti-union CEOs like Wal-Mart's Lee Scott. Why is he so cozy with corporations?
Stephen Lerner, AlterNet. May 1, 2007. Ironically, globalization is creating the greatest opportunity to organize global unions among the poorest and least-skilled workers employed in an economy dominated by giant corporations.
AlterNetMarch 26, 2007. The New Leadership On Health Care presidential forum put on display which of the candidates have the most serious plans -- Kucinich, Edwards, Gravel and Richardson -- and who isn't clear on their plans -- Obama and Clinton.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 2, 2006. SEIU President Andy Stern is optimistic about improving life for the middle class -- and improving our economy at the same time. His new book suggests how it can happen.
Andy Stern, AlterNet. November 2, 2006. Something's wrong when only the rich are getting richer, and average folks are feeling the squeeze. The answer isn't more education, or simply electing better leaders. We need widespread change.
