June 18th, 2012
The fight for Union Democracy continues
The Fight for Union Democracy Continues Last week in San Francisco, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from attorneys for both SEIU and NUHW. In a courtroom packed with NUHW members and NUHW supporters still stuck in SEIU, the judges called into question the jury instructions in the […]
June 16th, 2012
SEIU-UHW President Dave Regan tries to undo safe staffing ratios
There’s just one word for it: Disgusting. Thursday night, on a statewide call of California union leaders, SEIU-UHW President Dave Regan announced his plans to help the hospital industry gut nurse-to-patient ratio laws that protect our patients and our licenses, and tried to get the rest of the labor movement to help him do it. […]
June 8th, 2012
SEIU cut a back room deal with Kaiser, I was there
My name is Sophia Sims. I’ve worked at Kaiser Panorama City since 2003, and before that at Woodland Hills since 1988. Until last week, I was a member of SEIU-UHW’s Executive Board. I also served on SEIU’s bargaining team for the contract we’re currently voting on. After reading the language in the Tentative Agreement on […]