SEIU Wins Another Election Against NUHW In California

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/11404

By Doug Cunningham

On Thursday the SEIU won another election against the fledgling National Union of Healthcare Workers in California – this time at Hazel Hawkins hospital in Hollister. SEIU’s Hans Johnson says workers at the hospital rejected what he called an attempt by NUHW to raid SEIU members at the hospital. The NUHW says caregivers at the hospital are requesting that the election be re-run due to the widespread use of what NUHW calls illegal tactics by SEIU. But Johnson says the NUHW allegations are false and workers’ voices were heard.

: “It does not cover up the fact that workers’ voice was heard and they wanted to stick with their union – SEIU.”

Johnson says Hazel Hawkins hospital workers are trying to negotiate a new contract to replace on that soon expires – and it’s been made harder by the NUHW challenge to SEIU.

: “Their contract expires next week. And they have been fighting to close that contract against a management who has been nothing but heartened by the attempt to raid the members at the hospital.”

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1. K&R

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2. That's the campaign my friend has been working on

She's doing the Xtreme Happy Dance.