Remember, SRMH is a new unit, not a decert. So the boss and SEIU's anti-union messaging could confuse and intimidate workers into voting NO UNION. This would mean SEIU would have effectively screwed workers who have been working to organize here for 6 years. SEIU could have had an organizing agreement with SRMH pre-Trusteeship and refused it, so that the former UHW (current NUHW) leaders would not get credit for a victory.
It's outrageous. SEIU would much rather keep workers out of a union, than lose to NUHW. It's about SEIU, not about healthcare workers. There is no question.
Check out the current news articles, listen to the KPFA clip to hear from SRMH workers talk about the boss and SEIU's actions:
Los Angeles Times, "Hospital vote pits upstart union against colossus," 12-17-09
In These Times, "SEIU's Civil War," 12-16-09
Press Democrat
Labor Notes, "Finally, NUHW Squares Off Against SEIU in Two Hospital Elections," 12-16-09
Catholic San Francisco, "Santa Rosa election tests Catholic health care labor-management relations," 12-15-09
KPFA Radio
