A Union Chief's BOLD New Tack

Even as SEIU President Andrew Stern heads a massive effort to put a Democrat in the White House, he admits the party needs fixing . With 1.6 million members, the Service Employees International Union is the nation's fastest-growing labor group. Much of the credit goes to SEIU President Andrew L. Stern, who has added 800,000 members since taking the helm in 1996. Now, while Stern throws its muscle behind Big Labor's efforts to get John Kerry elected, he's also pushing for changes at the AFL-CIO, of which the SEIU is a part. He said "In the end, the election is going to be won by turning out new voters who aren't necessarily swing or independent. They just have been previously unregistered or previously not voting.... It's a very thin margin."  [more]