With Democrats now the majority in both houses of Congress and a Democrat in the White House, Andy Stern, president of the mighty Service Employees International Union (SEIU) feels that he is not only a king maker, but also a potential destroyer of any politician who does not live up to Stern’s agenda.
In fact, the SEIU has set aside $10-million to “unelect” any politician who breaks his promise to support the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Mr. Stern told the Wall Street Journal that the SEIU will use the “persuasion of power” to get the results it wants.
The SEIU spent $85-million to help elect politicians who support the EFCA. Investors Business Daily wrote that Mr. Stern “regards the $85-million as an ‘investment’.” And what investor doesn’t expect a significant return on an investment!
The current Congress may be the best that union funds can buy! And that means that it’s time for Corporate America to circle the wagons.
