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Thu Dec 11 2008
Sham Election Denounced by Fresno Elected Officials
SEIU-UHW Fights for Union Democracy
Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) latest scheme to destroy SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West was denounced by Fresno elected officials on Thursday, December 11. Henry R. Perea, chairman of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, exposed the sham election that the International is using to break up SEIU-UHW.
According to SEIU-UHW, the election does not offer members a real choice. The ballot offers two options, with no way to reject both. Under the first option, 65,000 UHW members would be forced into another union. Under the second, UHW’s charter would he revoked and all 150,000 UHW members would he forced into another union. Either outcome would remove healthcare workers from elected leadership positions and replace them with Washington appointees.
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According to SEIU-UHW, the election does not offer members a real choice. The ballot offers two options, with no way to reject both. Under the first option, 65,000 UHW members would be forced into another union. Under the second, UHW’s charter would he revoked and all 150,000 UHW members would he forced into another union. Either outcome would remove healthcare workers from elected leadership positions and replace them with Washington appointees.
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