August 3rd, 2012
Working In These Times: Andy Stern Responds to Critics of His Post-SEIU Career
By Mike Elk, Working In These Times
Former Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern has long faced criticism from dissidents within his own union that he sold out workers in order to accommodate corporate America. His critics say they have been proven right by Stern’s career moves since he left SEIU in 2010. In particular, they point to Stern taking two positions associated with a private equity titan as well as joining the board of an organization that is alleged to have trained school superintendents to combat teachers’ unions.
Stern recently accepted a paid position on the board of directors of the biochemical company SIGA, owned by billionaire Ron Perelman’s private equity firm MacAndrews & Forbes. Stern also recently accepted an endowed position at Columbia University as a Ronald O. Perelman Senior Fellow at the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy. During his tenure at SEIU, Stern faced criticsim for cutting a 2006 deal with AlliedBarton, also owned by Perelman, in which SEIU agreed to abandon an organizing drive of an estimated 10,000 security guards in exchange for employer neutrality in organizing AlliedBarton security guards elsewhere.
August 2nd, 2012
Wall Street Journal: Ex-Leader Union Leader Is Charged With Fraud
By Kris Maher, Wall Street Journal A former rising star within the Service Employees International Union has been charged with bilking his ex-employer, one of the nation’s most powerful labor groups. Tyrone Freeman, 42 years old, who once led a large Los Angeles-based local representing low-wage health-care workers, was indicted Tuesday on 15 criminal counts, […]
August 1st, 2012
A Culture of Corruption at SEIU
Tyrone Freeman indicted on 15 felony counts, faces up to 200 years in jail; SEIU-UHW’s Leon Chow leaves Supervisor race in disgrace Yesterday, former SEIU leader Tyrone Freeman was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on 15 counts, including embezzlement, mail fraud, and filing false tax returns. The indictments, as reported in […]
July 24th, 2012
Vote Hyatt the worst!
Time and again, hotel workers have stood by healthcare workers when we needed them the most. At NUHW, we deeply appreciate their solidarity. As healthcare workers, we understand that just like hospitals and nursing homes, hotels require the labor and dedication of thousands of workers to keep their doors open. Now, Hyatt housekeepers are asking […]