KPFK Radio: Hundreds of UHW members rally in Los Angeles for union democracy

April 3rd, 2008

Hundreds of members of United Healthcare Workers-West gathered at their Los Angeles union headquarters Wednesday and declared with one voice that they will not tolerate attempts by SEIU International officers to centralize power and subvert union democracy.

Leilani Albano of Los Angeles radio station KPFK filed this report. (Use the player above to listen.)

View slideshow of the rally

The rally came on the heels of a similar gathering last Thursday at UHW’s Oakland headquarters; both events saw a massive turnout demonstrating the resolve of members to resist attempts by SEIU President Andy Stern to chill internal dissent, marginalize political opposition and thwart union democracy.