Why Does SEIU’s Andy Stern Sound Like Rahm Emanuel?

By: emptywheel Thursday August 20, 2009 11:53 am

Why does Andy Stern sound like he has been in the veal pen too long?

Fire Ken Lewis for the $3 Billion in Merrill Lynch Bonuses

By: emptywheel Wednesday April 1, 2009 4:16 am

Ken Lewis let Merrill Lynch aware $3 billion dollars in bonuses just as Bank of America–with financial support of you and I–took over Merrill Lynch. Which, in itself, is reason why Lewis deserves to be fired at least as much as Rick Wagoner.

Blagojevich’s SEIU Contact NOT Andy Stern

By: emptywheel Wednesday December 10, 2008 6:48 pm

My NPR station reported earlier today that the SEIU contact that Blagojevich spoke with–referenced in the complaint–was not Andy Stern. NPR said it was Tom Balinoff, President of SEIU Local 1.

A senior advisor to the SEIU has confirmed to me that the contact in the complaint is not Stern, though he could not confirm that it was Balinoff.

The SEIU advisor also told me that SEIU proactively contacted Fitzgerald’s office.

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