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FOX Chicago Sunday: Watchdogs Brian Gladstein, David Kolata on 'Smart Grid' Bill

November 5, 2011
Fox News

ICPR Finds Million-Dollar Shower of Campaign Contributions Related to Smart Grid Electric Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Contact: Brian Gladstein
312-335-1767

CHICAGO – In just the past 10 months, Illinois legislators have received more than $1 million in campaign contributions from supporters and opponents of controversial legislation granting electric utilities the power to raise rates without the approval of state regulators, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform’s (ICPR) comprehensive review of campaign finance reports.

Union leader says SEIU will be key player in Chicago elections

December 8, 2010

From WBEZ Chicago

Tom Balanoff talks mayoral, aldermanic races with Natalie Moore

By Natalie Moore

Tom Balanoff

In 2007, the SEIU poured $2 million into aldermanic contests. The union said the effort landed the group nine victories. Now that campaigning for the 2011 municipal elections is underway, the influential SEIU hopes to replicate its status as a key player. The union carries weight in terms of raw numbers of constituents and members who work in city services.

SEIU

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing about 2.2 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico[2]. SEIU is focused on uniting workers in three sectors: health care (over half of the union's members work in the health care field), including hospital, home care and nursing home workers, public services (local and state government employees), and property services (including janitors, security officers and food service workers).



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