SEIU Voice : Why is SEIU Trying to Tear Us Apart?

Why is SEIU Trying to Tear Us Apart?

July 15th, 2008

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On July 14-15, thousands of healthcare workers will converged in Southern California to support uniting all healthcare workers in the state into a single union. This is the latest front in our UHW members' fight to reform SEIU and ensure democracy within the labor movement. SEIU is holding a sham hearing Monday and Tuesday that could determine the future of California’s healthcare workers. UHW members and supporters will march and rally outside the hearing, and testify inside in support of our plan for One Healthcare Union in the state.

This hearing is crucial, because SEIU is pushing for an alternate proposal to split hospital and long-term care workers into separate unions. It's also likely that SEIU will try to strip 65,000 workers out of UHW through a rigged and undemocratic voting process. Click to read UHW’s Objection to SEIU Hearing Officer for Long-Term Care Jurisdiction. Also, learn more about the problems with SEIU’s pooled voting.

Check back to this site regularly for the latest updates.

July 15th Live Blogger

Day 2 - Michael Rivera

July 14th Bloggers: Mary, Michael R. and Michael T.

2:15 pm - Michael T's Blog Posts
"Della Reed says "one union for all healthcare workers is the only way to democracy and unity!""

8:31 am - Mary's Blog Posts
"1000's of UHW members are here at the hearing to voice their belief"

7:22 am - Michael R's Blog Posts
"There are more than 5,000 UHW of us here"

One Healthcare Union, Not More Bad Deals

Backgrounder on uniting long term care in California and the road to the sham hearings.

Our members are blogging

California Healthcare at a Crossroads By Amy Thigpen, Medical Social Worker Kaiser Permanente Fremont

In the News

ABC7 Video and Report: Healthcare Workers Protest SEIU Hearings in Manhattan Beach
"UHW West members said the SEIU is trying to punish them for demanding their own voice. The members also said they don't want the union to negotiate exclusively for members working in hospitals, but for home care workers as well. [Click link to watch ABC7 Video]

Daily Labor - Health Care Employees SEIU Hearing Set to Begin on Jurisdiction For Long-Term Care Workers in California

Daily Breeze - Workers to Rally Against Union

Slideshow of July 14th Action
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