Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is hosting a Democratic super PAC fundraiser right now in Chicago:
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Ironically, the House Majority PAC, the super PAC Emanuel is fundraising for right now at an upscale Chicago streakhouse, is parternering with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
"House Majority PAC and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced that they are reserving nearly $20 million of television ad time in 38 markets," a press release on the union's website from July reads. "The ad buys, $16 million by House Majority PAC and $3.7 million by the 2.1 million member SEIU, will cover at least 47 competitive Congressional districts nationwide. In 15 of those markets, House Majority PAC is partnering with SEIU either to share the cost of advertising or to plan back-to-back reservations."
This is the first stage of airtime reservations in House Majority PAC's fall paid media strategy and a continuation of SEIU's voter contact program which, in recent weeks, included the launch of the union's largest and most-targeted political field campaign in the union's 91-year history.
Likewise, House Majority PAC is partnering with American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
So, while Rahm Emanuel is battleing with the teachers' union in Chicago, where they are currently on strike, he's fundraising for other unions.