May 12th, 2012
SEIU’s concessions at Kaiser
Two years ago, NUHW members at Kaiser Permanente made a decision: at a time when Kaiser is making billions in profits, there’s no reason for workers to agree to the benefit cuts that Kaiser put on the bargaining table. So along with our allies in the California Nurses Association and the Stationary Engineers, we fought back. Our campaign […]
May 9th, 2012
We’re saying NO to Kaiser and SEIU’s cuts…and it’s working
For months, SEIU and Kaiser have been trying to figure out a way to cut our health and retirement benefits. We’ve been standing up to them and saying, “No Way.” Because thousands of us have stood together, Kaiser and SEIU are stuck. They can’t push takeaways on us without being exposed as frauds. So now […]
May 8th, 2012
SEIU’s Daughters of Charity takeaways: a road map to SEIU’s plan for healthcare workers
Click on the image above for a leaflet to download and share with your co-workers.Eliminated pensions, two-tier benefits, higher premium costs, giving up the right to sympathy strike, allowing subcontracting: these are just a few of the takeaways that SEIU agreed to for 2,500 California healthcare workers employed by the Daughters of Charity Health System. […]
May 4th, 2012
California agency to file complaint that SEIU-UHW broke law, violated workers’ rights
As Kaiser workers, we know that SEIU lied and cheated in our 2010 elections. That’s why we’re getting ready for a re-vote of our Kaiser S +T election later this year. Now, an agency of the State of California, the Public Employment Relations Board, has stated that it will file a complaint charging that SEIU […]
May 4th, 2012
Fresno Bee: Homecare union election battle on again
Fresno County’s 10,000 homecare workers could face a rerun of a bitterly fought union election to decide their representation if an effort for a new vote is successful.
But the bid for a re-election won’t come without its own fight.
Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers want to overturn a narrow win in 2009 by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers-West.
SEIU-UHW vows to oppose the attempt.
On Thursday, NUHW President Sal Rosselli said a decision by the California Public Employment Relations Board opens the door for a new election by homecare workers. “This election can be thrown out so workers can have a fair election to decide their own fate,” he said at a news conference outside the Fresno County Hall of Records.
The April 18 board decision overturns an earlier ruling by a board regional attorney who dismissed a complaint by the NUHW. The union had alleged election misconduct by SEIU, including voter intimidation, illegal threats and ballot manipulation.
“They organized a campaign of fear, intimidation,” Rosselli said Thursday.
Connie Lara, a former homecare worker who attended the news conference, said SEIU representatives “were very hateful” during the election three years ago.