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Congress Takes A Very Public Look At Private Equity

FROM PBS, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT

DHUE: The Service Employees International Union is waging a campaign to pressure buyout firms to share the wealth with workers. Stephen Lerner heads the union`s private equity project.

STEPHEN LERNER, DIRECTOR, PRIVATE EQUITY PROJECT, SEIU: We`re going to be putting a spotlight on individual deals, on problems that arise and also if there are good things. We`d love to talk about those, but we are going to keep raising the same issue. How do people who are working hard, trying to send their kids to college and buy a house have an opportunity to put a better life in this country?

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Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 at 10:27AM by Registered CommenterAnthony S Jennings in | Comments Off | EmailEmail | PrintPrint