“Wisconsin
Jobs Now” is a self-described “community-based, non-profit
organization” focused on issues like “economic justice” and “fighting
income inequality.” However, when you look into their financial
statements, it becomes immediately clear that they are little more than
an arm of SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin and SEIU International, from whom
they received over $100,000 in 2012.
The
“nonpartisan” Wisconsin Jobs Now, funded nearly entirely by SEIU
Healthcare, is an Obamacare certified application counselor with a
history of lawbreaking.
Their partisanship was clearly on display in 2012, where they were at
the forefront of the Wisconsin State Senate recall elections:
“The group Wisconsin Jobs Now! gained notoriety last year when it was
caught handing out barbecue chicken dinners to voters in conjunction
with free rides to the polls in last summer’s Wisconsin state senate
recall elections. That activity landed them an investigation by
prosecutors. This year the group, which bills itself as a “non-partisan
organization” on its website, is leading early voting efforts in
Milwaukee that predominantly benefit the Democratic candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor.”
The
article
further explains the ties to the SEIU, describing how many of the top
organizers of Wisconsin Jobs Now also drew paychecks from the SEIU
directly.
But the questionable activity did not end there – Wisconsin Jobs Now
organizers have been legally implicated in 40 arrests and multiple
investigations:
“Police cited Zellner and 16 others for harassing and disrupting a
political fundraiser held by a Republican state official in January of
2012. In addition to Zellner, at least three of those cited worked for
Wisconsin Jobs Now. They were Matthew S. Finnell, who still blogs and
writes for the organization, Nicholas A. Janis, and the previously
investigated Stoner.
“An
early participate in the Occupy Wall Street movement, Wisconsin Jobs
Now has hosted sit-ins at district offices of Republican members of
Congress and recruited people to disrupt an in-district speaking
engagement of Congressman Paul Ryan. The result was 19 people arrested
for disturbing the peace at the office of Senator Ron Johnson, and
three people arrested during the Ryan speech.”
And now, the group responsible for so many broken laws and arrests is
certified to promote Obamacare in Wisconsin. Despite the fact that they
have zero experience with healthcare, they will be responsible to “help
people understand, apply, and enroll for health coverage through the
Marketplace.”
If their previous experience is any indication, you can expect to see
more questionable activity. Particularly given the fact that as of
October 2013, “less than 50” people had signed up for Obamacare in the
whole state of Wisconsin. Given their history, it wouldn’t be
surprising if even that number was manipulated as well.
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difference between SEIU and ACORN? There are no differences. 
