Mary Kay Henry will be next president of SEIU- not Anna Burger

According to Ben smith at Politico, thanks to a handful of undecided SEIU locals swinging to Mary Kay Henry, the California nurses leader will be the power union's next president. Outgoing president Andy Stern was backing Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger, and she was seen as his heir apparent. Burger was very much involved with the Washington political scene (like Stern), while Henry has focused on a need to focus on organizing (over politics). It will be interesting to see what direction SEIU now follows and if the close relationship with Obama and Congressional Democrats changes.