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ATR and AWF Call for the Investigation of SEIU President Andy Stern

From Brian Johnson on Monday, November 16, 2009 9:05 AM
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Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF) formally requested an investigation by the acting United States Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Esq., into the potentially illegal lobbying activities of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern.

In a letter hand delivered to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the Senate Secretary and the House Clerk, ATR President Grover Norquist and AWF Executive Director Brian Johnson wrote:

By this letter, we urge you to investigate the activities of Mr. Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), regarding meetings and other lobbying contacts with administration, White House and Congress during 2009. Specifically, it is important to determine whether those and related activities could constitute unregistered “lobbying” by Mr. Stern in violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq. In fact, Mr. Stern was a registered lobbyist for SEIU until January of 2007 when he terminated his registration. For the reasons discussed below it appears that Mr. Stern continued to lobby extensively after he terminated his registered status, and in 2009 devoted so much time on lobbying and related activities that he should have re-registered as a lobbyist under LDA.

The accompanying pages of the total eight page letter detail Mr. Sterns lobbying activities by his own admission (Twitter), press accounts, and the listings in the White House visitor’s log.
 
Norquist and Johnson claim, “Since only 13 days of lobbying activity in a calendar quarter would trigger the 20% threshold, it appears that Mr. Stern spent at least 11 such days lobbying in the first quarter and 9 days in the second quarter on visibly lobbying the White House in person.”

To view the letter in its entirety, click here (pdf version).

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If we to People who pay the bills Have to play by the rule's Union Leaders need to do the same,
>> Donald Jones Monday, November 16, 2009 3:05 PM Report Comment

Uh-oh! Looks like SEIU's activities could be a nationwide problem. This isn't the only case where a complaint was filed in relation to the SEIU: http://derekerwin.blogspot.com/2009/11/violations-nationwide-same-seiu-thugs.html The illegal activities seem to be hiding under a sophisticated network of "firms" and other political action committees, many of which happen to be in collaboration with and/or funded by the SEIU. There are some very important questions that need to be answered, because this doesn't look good for the Service Employees International Union - or the candidates they help get elected.
>> A 1-In-100 Blogger Monday, November 16, 2009 5:33 PM Report Comment

What ever happened to all talk of "changing the way Washington does business?" This is just another example of regardless of the party in power the name of the game stays the same. The unions have basically bought and paid for this President in no uncertain terms, and they are going to do as they see fit to ensure their agenda is on the front end of the Oval Office table. It's disgraceful, but sadly unsurprising.
>> Gerry, IN Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:00 AM Report Comment

Isn't Stern on the board of directors of ACORN?
>> memyselfandI Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:04 AM Report Comment

How much longer can the administration ignore ATR and AWF's call to investigate Andy Stern? I have a feeling this is only the tip of the iceberg, who knows how deep this goes. Americans deserve accountability from their leaders.
>> Daniel A. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:18 PM Report Comment

Andy Stern, S.erving E.mployers I.nstead of U.s, & Yvonne Walker, Jim Hard, Cathy Hackett, Local 1000 suffers from a cranial anal inversion and are corrupt for ALL 95,000 + state service employees. We have no contract, 3 Furlough Days, 10.% Wage Witholdings, but we have alot of purple t-shirts, buttons, pens, frizbees, coffee mugs, & pizza lunches on job sites!? Remove them and arrest them!
>> Alex Hernandez Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:09 PM Report Comment

Alex Hernandez, You can vote them out! Go on the National Labor Relations Board page. SEIU Is corrupt. I Had the pleasure of Picketing them. also you may want to look at your security clause, you may be able to change to a fee payer Objector (General Motors &bBeck Hudson rights) Good Luck You and your co workers need to stand up to them for the Good Of America. In Liberty, Linda
>> Linda Alkire Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:37 PM Report Comment

Looks Like all the naive "feel-good liberals or so gullible that Obama tricked them. He's not for change, except fo who gets to benefit . This administration has all the transparency of Nixons, with the moral moral integrity of Bill "oh is my fly still open" Clinton's
>> Travis Lathrup Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:31 PM Report Comment

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