Networks Ignore SEIU Backing for Fast Food Strikes

Networks Ignore SEIU Backing for Fast Food Strikes | Media Research Center
"Fast food protests are all about the regular people, so long as you ignore the massive donors and organizers.

After hundreds of fast food workers in cities across the country abandoned their jobs Sept. 4, to demand raises of more than 100 percent and the right to unionize, all three broadcast networks dutifully reported on the protests, but failed to point out the union that had organized the protests.

NBC “Nightly News” and CBS “Evening News” both aired briefs about the protests that night, showing footage from some of the protests. But neither those reports, nor the morning news reports, mentioned the involvement of the liberal activists at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). And out of those reports only CBS’ “Evening News” brought up the arrests of protesters in some cities during the protests.

....Union Backing of Fast Food Protests Ignored, Again

According to The New York Times, SEIU spent more than $10 million “underwriting the fast-food movement.” Its stated goal was to “change the nature of work,” but the broadcasts networks didn’t point out that connection in its reports about the protests on Sept. 4.

SEIU is a huge union that represents more than 1.5 million workers. It donates millions of dollars to liberal causes and is a member of the even larger union: AFL-CIO. According to Open Secrets, the SEIU spent $48,103,305 on political spending to Democrats in the 2012 campaign, more than 3,800 times as much as they gave to Republicans ($12,493). The union is also known for its bullying and thuggery.”