The plan is for the SEIU to supplant the AFL in membership and power. The reasoning behind this game plan is both simple and complex. The AFL is known to have great influence over politicians because of the vast amounts of money and membership that they contribute to the Democrat Party. The SEIU on the other hand, is controlled by the Democrat Party, through the government grants and contracts that pay the SEIU workers. The SEIU works for the Democrat Party, not the other way around. In Everett, WA the Democrat Party headquarters, ACORN and the SEIU are housed in the same building.
I think you're right on this... wonder if Charlie Gibson will hear about it?