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To: FJB who wrote (329495)	10/16/2009 9:27:14 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 793963

Blago-Quinn-SEIU Scam Exposed IR 16 OCTOBER 2009 NO COMMENT [This article was syndicated via RSS from Illinois Review. The views represented do not necessarily represent those of the Chicago Daily Observer.] from the Proft for Governor campaign The plot thickens -- as in SEIU's pay-to-play plots in state government, including its most recent naked power grab: Its repugnant effort to intervene between children with disabilities and their parents by making home health care workers for disabled children in Illinois a closed shop. In an editorial today on President Obama’s nominee to head the National Labor Relations Board, the Wall Street Journal shines a light on Craig Becker, an associate general counsel at SEIU whose career is traced back to Gov. Rod Blagojevich: One of the many accusations leveled against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is that he accepted money from the SEIU in return for taking actions giving collective bargaining rights to Illinois home health-care workers. While Mr. Becker denies any knowledge of, or role in, contributions to the former Governor, he does admit that he provided "advice and counsel to SEIU relating to proposed executive orders and proposed legislation giving homecare workers a right to organize and engage in collective bargaining under state law." Gov. Pat Quinn picked up where Blagojevich left off when he issued Executive Order 09-15, which allows SEIU to try to takeover the Home-support Services Program. It is worth noting that Quinn is relying on SEIU's political muscle and campaign cash in his campaign for governor. According to the Journal: Mr. Becker denies working for Acorn or its affiliates, but as recently as April Acorn co-founder Wade Rathke praised Mr. Becker by name, noting "For my money, Craig's signal contribution has been his work in crafting and executing the legal strategies and protections which have allowed the effective organization of informal workers, and by this I mean home health-care workers." These “informal workers” -- in many cases parents who have chosen to care for their children -- now must fend off SEIU thugs harassing them at their homes, thanks to Gov. Quinn’s Executive Order. This story highlights two familiar realities of Illinois politics: (1) how public sector unions and the politicians they own wire the system for their benefit; and (2) how people who play by the rules in this state get gamed by systems they finance. We need to rally behind these families and their children. We must take up their fight. We need to keep the pressure on Gov. Quinn, an otherwise decent if weak man, to call off his SEIU attack dogs and rescind his executive order. In addition, for Republicans to speak with credibility on this issue, I renew my call that all Republicans in Illinois, including my opponent State Sen. Kirk Dillard, immediately cease accepting campaign contributions from SEIU. I am the only candidate to make this pledge to date because I recognize that we cannot both take up the fight against SEIU's encroachments and be on their dole. We have to pick a side. I choose to be on the side of families of children with disabilities in Illinois. My fellow Republicans will have to make their choice. If you choose to stand with these families, then I’m asking for your support. Please consider making a contribution to my campaign.