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In These Times: SEIU split widens February 25, 2009 The battle began roughly two years ago when UHW leaders criticized SEIU for negotiating an agreement with nursing home chains...
Labor Video Project: SEIU UHW-W workers speak out on Andy Stern and trusteeship February 23, 2009 Scheduled to air Feb. 27, 2009, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST on San Francisco Comcast Channel 29.
Los Angeles Times: Labor’s time has come, but trouble stirs within February 22, 2009 With a Democratic majority in Congress, an economy in meltdown and what many see as the most labor-friendly White House...
Central Valley IndyMedia: Workers rebuild their union February 22, 2009 At the center of the dispute is the issue of how democratically unions are run, how well they represent the...
KPFA Evening News: Healthcare workers protest SEIU UHW-W retaliation February 19, 2009 Segment on NUHW protest begins at 42:30. Source: KPFA  
Truthout: New union and California homecare workers fight budget cuts February 17, 2009 Several dozen homecare workers, some with their patients, gathered February 10 on the west steps of the state Capitol in...
Sacramento News & Review: Rank and riled February 12, 2009 On January 27, Andy Stern, national president of Service Employees International Union, came one step closer to realizing his dream...
IndyMedia: New member-led healthcare union leads fight against governor’s cuts February 11, 2009 “In a crisis like this, our top priority should be making sure the most vulnerable people don’t fall through the...
Sacramento Business Journal: New union protests home care cuts February 10, 2009 Home care workers and their clients, other caregivers and union leaders rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday...
Free Speech Radio News: Former SEIU United Healthcare Workers West file at Labor Board February 10, 2009 Length: 4:14 minutes (3.87 MB) The newly formed union made up of former members of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers...
San Francisco Bay Guardian: SEIU preaches unity while trying to divide and conquer CNA February 7, 2009 Service Employees International Union is caught in the position of decrying efforts by breakaway leaders of the new National Union...
San Francisco Bay Guardian: Fallout from the union clash February 4, 2009 Fallout from the power struggle between Service Employees International Union and its Oakland-based local, United Healthcare Workers, has been felt...