John Adler

In a campaign that's been part street theater and part critical analysis, the Service Employees International Union has been confronting private equity on issues like the taxation of carried interest and the management of PE-backed companies. The SEIU is the largest union in the US, and also one of the most politically active. John Adler, director of the union's private equity program, spoke with Jennifer Harris about the tactics the SEIU uses to convey its key messages.