Andy Stern Announces Retirement as SEIU President

Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, officially announced his retirement on Wednesday, after 14 years at the helm of the 2.2-million member union.

While it was originally speculated that Stern would leave when his term ended in 2012, his immediate retirement puts SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger in the role of interim-president until the union’s International Executive Board votes on Stern’s successor. The SEIU constitution stipulates that the IEB must schedule an election within 30 days.