SEIU and your union dues!

In today's Chronicle there is an article about how the employee's of Kaiser Permanente will be voting on whether to keep or remove SEIU as their union. That issue does not really concern us since we are not part of Kaiser.

What is interesting in this article is the information about how much SEIU contributed to the California state and local elections in 2008. Well, it was a whopping 30 million dollars! That dollar amount made it one of the nation's top campaign contributors. (There is no mention of how much was contributed for 2009, but one can imagine that it was at least an equal amount.)

With the up coming elections, and the fear that the Republicans just might regain some clout, you can bet that the contribution will be much larger. Is this how you want your dues to be used? We all have a say, to a certain degree, on where and how our dues are to be used. This is one area where we have a say. Let SEIU know where you stand and how you feel. Take control of your money.

If you want to read the whole article follow the link.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/31/MNPH1F23SQ.DTL&type=newsbayarea