Chicago, IL--Today, speaking before a crowd of 5,000 people assembled in front of the American Bankers Association convention in Chicago, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger called for a widespread investigation, and if necessary, prosecution of big bank CEOs:

"The big bankers came here to Chicago to celebrate because they think they've won again. They got their bailouts, they are raking in profits, and they think they can continue to use taxpayers as their personal ATM.

"That's why, this week, we are launching a national call to action.

"We cannot rest until we begin to break the power that big banks and corporations have over our economy. They have spent decades rigging a system so that no matter what they do, they will always win at our expense.

"We know who the architects of our economic collapse are--Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, and others.

"We have to investigate them and, if necessary, we have to prosecute them for what they've done to our country."