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\nYesterday, former Service Employees International Union (SEIU) chieftain and appointment<\/a> to President Obama’s "Deficit Panel" Andy Stern was reportedly being investigated<\/a> by the FBI for his role in a couple of shady dealings while he was at the helm of the forced unionism leviathan.\u00a0 But that wasn’t the only big story coming out yesterday about widespread SEIU union hierarchy corruption during his tumultuous reign. From Ed Barnes on FoxNews.com<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tDespite a finding by the Federal Election Commission’s general counsel that the Service Employees International Union violated election law when it required local affiliates to contribute to its political action fund, the FEC’s full board nonetheless quietly voted to overrule its staff attorney and dismissed the original complaint — clearing the way for the union to squeeze its locals to amass a $9 million war chest for the next election.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tMoreover, the group that filed the complaint, the National Right to Work Foundation (NRWF), didn’t receive a full explanation of the FEC’s decision in the case until after 111 days had passed, ensuring that its right to file an appeal had lapsed.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\t…\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe NRWF, long a thorn in the side of the 1.8 million-member union, filed its complaint in October 2008, challenging an amendment to the union’s constitution that required each local to contribute $6 per member to the international’s political action committee. Those locals that didn’t comply would be charged the difference between what they owed and what they raised — plus, a 50 percent penalty.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\t"To us it was a prima facie case for coercion," [National Right to Work President Mark] Mix said. "Plus, it looked like a money laundering scheme as well, because locals would pay the penalties from their general funds into the political action committee. General union treasury funds are not allowed to be used for political purposes," he said.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFrankly, it’s very unfortunate that the FEC seems interested in allowing Big Labor political corruption.\u00a0 As Mark Mix explained<\/a> in the Washington Examiner <\/i>earlier this month:\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tImagine the outcry if McDonalds executives demanded that franchise owners collect \u201cvoluntary\u201d contributions totaling $25,000 for the company\u2019s Political Action Committee (PAC) from employees at every restaurant.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat if the fast food titan\u2019s headquarters followed up with a threat – pay us, or face a $37,500 fine? Do you think this heavy handed scheme would raise a few eyebrows at the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tReplace \u201cMcDonalds\u201d with \u201cSEIU\u201d in that description and you\u2019ve got a pretty good idea of Big Labor\u2019s latest political fundraising strategy. To meet their ambitious fundraising targets, Service Employees International Union bosses are now threatening to fine any local affiliate that doesn\u2019t meet its PAC contribution requirements.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe only problem with this racket is that FEC guidelines explicitly prohibit organizations from collecting PAC funds by threatening members with financial reprisals. SEIU bosses aren\u2019t exactly hiding their intentions, either \u2013 they actually wrote this fundraising provision into the union\u2019s constitution at their annual convention.\n\t<\/p>\n

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\n\tIf McDonalds had the nerve to collect contributions from employees using similar threats, you can bet the FEC would be all over the case. The SEIU, however, seems to have gotten away scot-free.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\n<\/span>Stern, of course, was one of the nation’s most politically powerful union barons.\u00a0 Stern’s ruthless crusade to lock workers into forced dues ranks at any cost while in power left behind a legacy marked by scandal<\/a> after scandal<\/a>, dissatisfied<\/a> and unhappy<\/a> workers and union members, vicious<\/a> campaigns<\/a> against workers and job providers, and even a record fine against an SEIU-backed \u201c527\u201d group following a complaint filed<\/a> by the National Right to Work Foundation.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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