Andy Stern is the former president of the Service Employees International Union. A longtime union official, Stern rose to the presidency9 He used this access to champion a liberal political agenda including legal status for illegal immigrants, 15 and in 1984 SEIU’s then-president, John Sweeney, brought Stern to D.C. to coordinate a national organizing drive for the union. In 1995, Stern ran Sweeney’s successful insurgent campaign to oust AFL-CIO president Thomas R. Donahue and give the position to Sweeney.20
Stern used similar corporate campaigns against a number of major employers including Walmart,9 including multiple meetings directly with the president or his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel.36
Under Stern’s leadership, SEIU’s liabilities skyrocketed by a nearly 1,500%, to over $120 million.39
In 2008 Stern led protests against the government bailout of Bank of America, urging President Obama to oust the bank’s CEO.41
Additionally, under Stern both of SEIU’s two national pension plans were forced to send critical-status letters indicating that they were funded below 65 percent of what they needed to pay their obligations. Moreover, a number of its local pension plans were in even worse shape.43 and eight other headquarters officers and employees earned over $200,000. 0){
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