SEUNC, The local arm of international union thugs.

December 6, 2009 - From an article in The News Herald of Morganton, NC, Johnnie Carswell tried to tell North Carolina State Employees that their employee association was about to become a permanent branch office of a notorious gang of international union thugs.



SEANC members should reject SEIU affiliation

On March 8, 2008, less than 50 district chairs and executive officers of the State Employees Association of North Carolina made an epic decision that may have an unfavorable effect on all state employees for the remainder of their careers. By a vote of 47-10, authorization was given by this group for negotiations to begin to affiliate with the Service Employees International Union. That same group voted 52-5 to hold a special session of the SEANC annual convention last May 3 in Greenville, N.C., to solely consider an affiliation agreement with SEIU.
At that hastily called convention and by a vote of 524 to 147, over 50,000 state employees became members of a union without their knowledge.

If you've been paying attention, that's not news. I've covered that point several times in the last year or so. In July 2009, I attended a membership drive ice cream social sponsored by the SEUNC in Raleigh. I confronted the union reps about the SEIU affiliations and asked about dues money and how much of it SEIU gets - and made a video.

At 1:43 in the video, the SEUNC rep states that "... no dues money, SEANC dues money went to the Obama campaign ... ", they later stated that SEIU receives none of SEUNC dues.

But that was in July 2009. Let's go back to Carswell's article.

... if the contract is not renegotiated, SEANC must also begin paying 50 cents for each member each month as dues to SEIU. Current SEANC membership numbers would push this amount to well over $300,000 a year.

I assume the ice cream man knew the details of the contract between SEUNC and SEIU, so saying SEIU was getting no SEUNC money at the time was just barely the truth. According to Mr. Carswell's article, starting 6 days ago the SEIU is sucking over a quarter million dollars of NC state employees' salary every year.

I received the following email forward today from a former SEUNC member. I'll hold comment.

Today I learned that SEANC was providing a bus for State Employees to travel to Washington DC in support of Obama's health care and to protest against the insurance companies. I was furious. I have been a member of SEANC for over 35 years.
Needless to say, I called to cancel my membership. I was asked why and I told the lady who answered the phone that it was because I did not agree with SEANC's stance on health care, I do not agree with their involvement in politics, I do not want my membership dues funding something I totally disagree with and that I do not like their association/membership with SEIU.
I was then told politely that the instructions would be emailed to me.
I received this email shortly.
Note the last sentence gives me to instructions. I did not ask for all of this - only instructions.
I do not know Mary McCammon or Kevin LeCount.
As I did with my AARP membership, I am cancelling my SEANC membership.
I thought I would pass this on to you to share with other like minded conservatives. I sure hope you do and ask them to pass it on. Wouldn't it be great if a large # cancelled their memberhship?
Our voices need to be heard in every way possible!!!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to read this.

~~ thanks to Chris Parker for the tip on Carswell's article ~~

Scott Mooneyham: Union labels

North Carolina and Virginia are the only states with specific laws prohibiting collective bargaining by public sector workers

Unions want the law taken off the books.

.... over the last decade, the Teamsters and Service Employees International Union have been pouring money into North Carolina political campaigns, most of it going to Democrats.

State Employees Association of North Carolina decided to affiliate with SEIU, becoming a statewide local of the union.

The foot is in the door.

If you're a NC State employee and member of the State Employees Association, then you probably received one of their letters crying for money.

I got one, it came with a return form and an envelope to make it easier for me to send them more of my money. Oh hot dang.

I reckon they need extra cash to help some more Dhimmicrat politicians undermine the Constitution. Or perhaps the SEIU bosses have upped their extortion rates. I dunno. Dont care either.

I have returned the form.

SEANC: the local arm of International Union Thugs

More information to back up my claims that the SEIU and ACORN are nothing more than organized crime - and that the affiliation of the NC State Employees Association with SEIU is an affiliation with ACORN and an affiliation with organized crime.

» Hill panel testimony to accuse ACORN of mob tactics

A lawyer for a whistleblower on the activist group ACORN is prepared to tell a House panel Thursday that the group provided liberal causes with protest-for-hire services and coerced donations from the targets of demonstrations through a mob-style "protection" racket.

... violating tax, campaign-finance and other laws by sharing a list of President Obama's maxed-out campaign donors to solicit more funds for a get-out-the-vote drive.

... unlawfully coordinating campaign activity with Mr. Obama's presidential campaign to deliberately engaging in voter-registration fraud and misusing federal grant money.

... The Obama campaign paid an ACORN affiliate group more than $800,000 for these get-out-the-vote services during the primary race, though the expenditure was initially misrepresented to the Federal Election Commission as for "sound and lighting equipment,"
...
The "unofficial" program collected payments to organize protests. For example, the Service Employees International Union hired ACORN to harass the Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm. Other paid protests targeted Sherwin-Williams, H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt and Money Mart, according to the testimony.

» More walls close in on ACORN -- a new $548,000 tax lien

» Liberty Tax CEO recalls ACORN's "Mongolian Horde"

Demonstrations against the Virginia Beach-based firm were part of a Muscle for Money campaign funded by the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) against mortgage loans ACORN viewed as being too costly for low-income people.

An example of why the housing market went bust ...

Demonstrations against the Virginia Beach-based firm were part of a Muscle for Money campaign funded by the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) against mortgage loans ACORN viewed as being too costly for low-income people.

» ACORN’s “Muscle for Money” does the bidding of SEIU

It’s officially called the “Muscle for Money” program within the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) where it was started, and unofficially by the same name among activists of Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN).

ACORN is under investigation in at least 14 states over voter registration fraud allegations stemming from the 2008 presidential campaign. The group endorsed President Barack Obama, despite federal laws barring partisan political activities by tax-exempt groups.

“The idea is to go to private homes where wives and children are present and stand outside so the family members of a company official could be harassed and subjected to intimidation,” said MonCrief. “Protestors would also go to company functions like banquets where they would be as disruptive as possible.”

... an estimated 400 ACORN members dressed in red shirts stormed into a Sherwin Williams meeting held at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio ... “The people in that room were absolutely terrified ...

» Unions gave ACORN nearly $10 million

Almost $10 million in union contributions went to the (ACORN), and its affiliates according to U.S. Department of Labor financial disclosure forms called LM-2’s.

The bulk of the donations came from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which contributed $7.4 million between 2005 and 2008 to the national organization, state chapters and allied groups. SEIU’s single largest donation of $1.5 million went to the ACORN Community Labor Organizing Center (ACLOC) in 2006. SEIU also made a $1.3 million donation to ACORN International in 2005

Union dues have been flowing into the coffers of ACORN.
Dues paying members of NEA, SEIU (and SEANC???) have been funding the criminally corrupt organization that willingly and eagerly facilitates child prostitution.

NEA and SEIU Diverted Forced Union Dues to Corrupt ACORN Offices

These financial connections between Big Labor and ACORN highlight the fundamental injustices of forced unionism. Every day, unwilling workers are forced to pay dues to union bosses or be fired from their jobs while their hard-earned money underwrites corruption and general thuggery.

If you are a union member you should be enraged.
If you are a union employee you should be ashamed.

And if you are a NC State Employee you should be getting about fed up with the SEANC's ties to SEIU thugs.

Of course, my headline could read ACORN Just as Rotten, Depraved and Corrupt as SEIU. Both groups are headed by criminals, manned by thugs and controlled by communists.
And funded by you. and me.

SEIU/ACORN: Peas in a pod.

The Colorado Democratic Headquarters in Denver was vandalized by Right-Wing Extremists, hell-bent on undermining overwhelming public support of Obama's vision of Free everything for everyone.

At least that was the headline that was envisioned and hoped for. The truth that has been revealed portrays something different, something twisted.

SEIU Thug Breaks Windows At Democrat Party Headquarters

... later in the day authorities arrested a 24 year-old Maurice Shwenkler on suspicion of smashing 11 windows at Colorado Democratic Party headquarters.

Turns out that Mr. Shwenkler was recently paid $500 by the SEIU for, uh, “communications.”

Breaking windows is one way to communicate, I guess.

I think what the police need to be looking into here is a plot between the SEIU and Democrats to vandalize their own headquarters to further their spin about “radical” and “extremist” conservative health care protesters. Because that’s what it looks like to me.

Dem Party chaircommie Pat Waak said "Clearly there's been an effort on the other side to stir up hate. I think this is the consequence of it."

» The Purple People Beaters

That would be the purple-shirted members of the SEIU--the Service Employees International Union—who (literally) swung into action outside a town hall meeting in Missouri and became infamous on YouTube and national media.

The union “Purps” also turned out in force at President Obama's town hall in New Hampshire. SEIU brought its people in by chartered buses after getting special tickets from the White House.

And why shouldn’t the president give ‘em freebie tickets? He owes them! After all, the SEIU spent $61-million to help elect him. The union also set aside $10-million to push Obama’s agenda in its post-election “Change That Works” campaign, and pledged more, including 30% of the union's resources and hiring over 1,000 workers in 35 states.

Many, like Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fl), have asked SEIU to be a “sponsor” of their town halls. “Enforcers” might be a better word.

One news account of a Castor’s town hall reported, “Tractor sized bouncers (union thugs) manhandled the overflow crowd, injuring several. . . . Eyewitnesses report SEIU/ACORN members roughing up seniors, pushing little old ladies against a wall and literally tearing a man's shirt.”

Strong-arm tactics are SEIU’s strong suit, even outside town halls. In her book, Culture of Corruption, Michelle Malkin writes, “The SEIU seeks membership growth through aggressive ‘corporate campaigns’ that have a blunt message to employers, “Let us unionize your workforce or we will destroy your reputation.” Its president, Andy Stern, sums up his leadership philosophy thusly, “We prefer to use the power of persuasion, but if that doesn't work we use the persuasion of power.”

Stern told the Las Vegas Sun, “We spent a fortune to elect Barack Obama--$60.7 million to be exact—and we're proud of it.”

» NPR exposes ACORN-SEIU $$ Connection
NPR reports that ACORN's cofounder, Wade Rathke, also founded SEIU

ACORN's affiliates pick up money from the Change to Win labor federation, the Food and Commercial Workers Union and the United Federation of Teachers, among others.

The Bauman Family Foundation gave $350,000 to ACORN's American Institute for Social Justice. George Soros' Open Society Institute gave $300,000 to that institute and $250,000 to ACORN proper. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation gave the institute $1.8 million.

JPMorgan Chase Foundation gave $2.4 million to ACORN
Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave $1.4 million
Citigroup's foundation gave $1.5 million
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: $1.4 million
Ford Foundation $1.3 million

And on and on and on and on .... But,

ACORN's biggest union backer, the Service Employees International Union, gave more than $4 million to the community organization and its affiliates ...

» SEANC-SEIU Packs Political Punch

In May of 2008, SEANC officially voted to become an SEIU affiliate and now carries the name SEIU Local 2008. With this affiliation SEIU, both national and local, intends to flex its political muscle in North Carolina as never before. Under a five-year partnership approved by the SEANC Board of Governors in February 2004, SEANC agreed to provide the political infrastructure and the political workers and SEIU the money to push forward a common legislative agenda.
In 2008, the SEANC-sponsored EMPAC focused campaign support heavily on Democratic candidates, endorsing 26 Democratic candidates in the NC Senate and only 6 Republicans. For the NC House, endorsements were bestowed upon 59 Democrats and 14 Republicans.

SEIU spent $635,000 in North Carolina in 2006 in political advertising, public opinion polls, and get-out-the-vote efforts, more money than any business PAC in the state. In 2006, the organization FairJudge.net (supporting state Supreme Court candidates) received more than 10 percent of its total budget from the union, and state legislative candidates in 2004 received over $650,000 in contributions from SEIU. The SEIU money and money from the North Carolina Association of Educators allowed Democratic state candidates to heavily outspend the Republicans and helped Democrats solidify their control in the state legislature.

According to third quarter reporting for the 2008 elections, the SEIU federal PAC threw $1,810,569 into North Carolina's political campaigns this year. And late reporting by SEANC indicates that the separate state workers' PAC gave $194,800, though the PAC failed to comply with deadlines for third quarter reporting (Red Clay Citizen, 11/19/08). Clearly the two combined had a dramatic impact on campaign coffers and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts statewide.

The merger of SEANC and SEIU represents perhaps the most significant labor initiative in North Carolina since the 1930s. The combination of manpower and money is a powerful force in politics, and should be taken seriously.

NC State employees, did you surrender your morals, ethics, integrity and patriotism when you signed up as an employee of the state of North Carolina? Although it was 32 years ago, and my memory aint quite what it used to be, I’m still pretty sure I didn’t trade my soul for state employment. When I joined the State Employees Association, I did just that … joined an association. Not a union, but an association.

Now I find out that my association has voluntarily morphed into a union.

As state employees we should be concerned about the various organizations that claim to represent us and speak for us. The organization that assumes that role most often is the State Employees Association.

The SEANC has been particularly busy speaking for us lately. However I, for one, do not appreciate the message being delivered in my name. The SEANC has been protesting against Blue Cross, Blue Shield in an attempt to portray our insurance provider as evil, rich corporate pirates. They have also been demonstrating in support of the President's proposed Universal Health Care program, or as I call it: the Socialist HELLth Scare Scam.

On July 9, 2009 while counter-protesting MoveOn.org reps at the office of Senator Hagan, we witnessed employees of SEANC (wearing SEANC logo'ed shirts) standing with the communist funded, anti-Americans of MoveOn.org.

On Friday, July 24, I found out that SEANC had again staged a demonstration on Salisbury St in Raleigh to endorse the Health Care bill. This demonstration was reported as being staged by state employees. According to News14 (Businesses, workers focus on health care reform), "North Carolina state employees protested outside the downtown Raleigh Sheraton hotel where health care executives were discussing their thoughts about the progress of the national health care reform."
The article quotes Brad Crone, regional director of the Healthcare Leadership Council, as saying his group agrees with Obama about the need for national healthcare reform. But they believe it should be driven by the private sector and there should not be a government-run option.
Bob Greczyn, the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, agreed that a public health plan is not necessary ... having a public health option would not mean having the same quality of care. "When you put a government plan in that's not going to compete on a level playing field with the private market, we believe that will destabilize the market,"
Then the article says that "having a public health plan is what the State Employees Association of North Carolina has been rallying for"

I have been studying up on SEANC and their affiliations, goals and political actions. Did you know that as of May 3, 2008, the SEANC is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)?
SEIU is one of the largest labor unions in America and gives millions of dollars to Democratic lawmakers and politicians who promote government expansion and higher taxes.

Your Association is a now a union, a part of the largest union of service employees and an unapologetic supporter of America's first socialist president. Not only that, but SEANC employees seem to harbor some affection for the members of MoveOn.org, as though they’re kin – of the same flavor of politics, if you will.

Before I dig further into the SEIU compost heap, there’s a couple of things you should know about MoveOn.org, other than the fact that it’s founded, funded and led by self-admitted communists:

MoveOn and their fellow anti-war (translate to anti-America) radical activists performed every detestable act known to force America’s loss of the Iraq war. In December 2007 they pressured Dhimmicrats in congress to filibuster a spending bill that included money for the military to sustain the war effort in Iraq.
In essence, they demanded that our government throw our soldiers, unarmed, unfed, unclothed to the enemy.
On September 10, 2007 MoveOn.org ran a full-page ad in the New York times accusing General Patraeus of “cooking the books for the White House” while labeling him a traitor. They made the argument that "Iraq is mired in an unwinnable religious civil war.”
MoveOn was wrong, the war was winnable, proven by the fact that it is now won. Patraeus is a hero.
But has MoveOn backed off those lies? Have they apologized?
On the contrary they still affirm and stand by their lies.

But enough about MoveOn traitors. There’s plenty of evidence to justify labeling them thusly, but that’s a post for another day. Let’s get back to SEIU traitors.

SEANC Union Reps confronted by state employees over affiliation with SEIU and other socialist organizations.

And dont forget - SEIU dirt is now SEANC dirt.

SEIU Recruits Obamacare Supporters to 'Drown Out Voices' in Conn.

The SEIU has taken center-stage in the Left's push-back on health care reform. They co-sponsored a rally in Tampa that featured fisticuffs. SEIU also had a large presence at a St. Louis rally where at last three of the group's volunteers were arrested in connection with an assault on Kenneth Gladney, who was selling flags and buttons outside the venue. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a conference call with SEIU members last week, in which she called them "brothers and sisters," and SEIU representatives compared Obama critics at town halls to "terrorists."

Big labor unions prepare to confront “conservative mobs” at town halls

Ladies and gents, the real attempts at “mob rule” are getting ready to begin.