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Meet the New Union Boss

Mary Kay Henry, upset winner in the race to take over the SEIU, is about to become one of the most powerful women in progressive politics. Dana Goldstein on the female takeover of the labor movement.

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Last week, labor leader Andy Stern’s handpicked successor, Anna Burger, dropped out of the race to succeed him as president of the SEIU, the nation’s fastest growing union and the one closest to the Obama administration.

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