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The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is poised to go after a new organizing target: parents.

In June, SEIU officials from Chicago visited Los Angeles, where parents who had already organized under the banner of a widely-known charter operator joined forces with the union earlier this year.

In Chicago, the union's efforts are still in the beginning stages, but are taking place at a time when local school councils, comprised mostly of parents, are under fire. Local school council elections are scheduled to take place next spring.