Comments on: The Real Impact of SEIU in the Aldermanic Races http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-real-impact-of-seiu-in-the-aldermanic-races/ Illinois, From Misery Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ArchPundit » Blog Archive » I Got Your Message Right Here Mr. Mayor http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-real-impact-of-seiu-in-the-aldermanic-races/comment-page-1/#comment-8369 ArchPundit » Blog Archive » I Got Your Message Right Here Mr. Mayor Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:16:39 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2007/01/02/the-real-impact-of-seiu-in-the-aldermanic-races/#comment-8369 [...] As I’ve said before, the point of the union effort and especially SEIU wasn’t to have a big one-shot victory, though the results were pretty damn good for them.  It was to create a political operation that functioned in the City and in a particular time when the Machine is dying.  It’s certainly true that the Machine has been dying for years, but the Obama win and Sorich case have accelerated that process and left an opening for a new player.  That player is organized labor and SEIU in particular. [...] [...] As I’ve said before, the point of the union effort and especially SEIU wasn’t to have a big one-shot victory, though the results were pretty damn good for them.  It was to create a political operation that functioned in the City and in a particular time when the Machine is dying.  It’s certainly true that the Machine has been dying for years, but the Obama win and Sorich case have accelerated that process and left an opening for a new player.  That player is organized labor and SEIU in particular. [...]

]]> By: jerry 101 http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-real-impact-of-seiu-in-the-aldermanic-races/comment-page-1/#comment-8368 jerry 101 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:30:29 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2007/01/02/the-real-impact-of-seiu-in-the-aldermanic-races/#comment-8368 GO SEIU!!! Kick some butt!! Lets dump Ald. Matlak!! (whether or not he's on SEIU's list!!) GO SEIU!!!

Kick some butt!!

Lets dump Ald. Matlak!! (whether or not he’s on SEIU’s list!!)

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