September 21st, 2009
Beyond Chron: SEIU “falsifies claims of NUHW’s alleged internal problems”
by Randy Shaw
After a bruising and expensive struggle in Fresno, SEIU now claims that rival NUHW is “coming apart at the seams.” According to SEIU, NUHW’s failures have “sparked intense infighting and finger-pointing,” and “the focus has now turned to the question of whether the organization can survive. ” Is this wishful thinking, or an accurate assessment? Since forming last January, NUHW has been frustrated in its efforts to win members by SEIU filing NLRB petitions preventing the holding of decertification elections. The lack of members has left NUHW without funding to maintain staff, which has required some of its organizers to seek other jobs. But SEIU exaggerates and even falsifies claims of NUHW’s alleged internal problems, and while there is credence to its charges that NUHW has not met expectations to date, its latest salvos appear geared to break the spirits of NUHW staff and supporters. Here’s what’s really going on.
September 21st, 2009
NLRB removes SEIU blocking charge and begins scheduling elections to join NUHW
Healthcare workers protest NLRBSEIU has relied on the same tactics as the worst anti-union employers to delay workers’ right to vote, including filing hundreds of frivolous charges with the NLRB to create a logjam. But after hundreds of workers protested in front of NLRB offices in Los Angeles and Oakland, the NLRB has finally begun […]
September 21st, 2009
NLRB decides in favor of NUHW supporters
NUHW supporters picket OlympiaThe National Labor Relations Board has issued three decisions in favor of NUHW supporters: The NLRB charged Olympia Medical Center with violating the rights of union stewards by disciplining them for supporting NUHW. Records of the discipline will be removed from the workers’ files, and Olympia must promise not to threaten NUHW […]
September 20th, 2009
San Francisco homecare providers speak out for NUHW
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September 9th, 2009
KRCB-FM: Union vote at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Employees at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital are one step closer to a union representation vote, something that could come within a matter of a few weeks.
Steve Sidawi, a volunteer organizer with the National Union of Healthcare Workers, traces the history of the unionization effort at Memorial Hospital.