Should Dave Regan
quit his job at SEIU-UHW and apply for work at Citibank?
It sure seems like it’d
be a better fit.
Regan -- instead of
helping workers build power at their worksites -- has stockpiled more than $50
million in cash, poured $20-$30
million into ballot initiatives, and paid sky-high salaries to himself and
other union staffers.
Workers at one
California hospital recently got a reminder of Regan’s “innovative” vision for
the labor movement.
Regan sent a letter to their homes (see below) detailing SEIU-UHW’s
maximum dues rate: $164 a month!
Does Regan really
need more money?
At the end of 2016,
SEIU-UHW had stockpiled $52.4 million in cash, according to SEIU-UHW’s annual
report to the US Department Labor (DOL Form LM-2).
And that’s after SEIU-UHW spent $20-$30 million on a
boodle of failed ballot initiatives.
Meanwhile, SEIU-UHW
members frequently complain they can’t find union staffers to deal with basic
on-the-job problems.
Looks like Dave is
more interested in “cash bundle” than “class struggle.”
Here’s a copy of SEIU-UHW’s
letter, which describes the union’s $164 per month maximum dues rate in the second
paragraph.
