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SEIU National Officers Threaten Union Democracy
by No fan of the SPFPA Friday, Jun. 20, 2003 at 11:28 AM

Reports of SEIU national officers undermining union democracy in the Northeast.

SEIU has been attacking union democracy in the Northeast.

IN BOSTON, a trusteeship has been going on past the legal limit, because
members, pissed off at a bad contract, do not support the
International's candidate. Votes on changing local structure are held
over and over again until the International gets the results they want.

IN NEW YORK, trustee Mike Fishman manipulated the constitution to become
president and is swallowing up smaller locals. ( more info:
http://www.32bjyeswecan.com/ )

IN PHILADELPHIA, Local 36 members who served on the bargaining committee
have publicly come forward to say that the recent contract negotiations
in which the union settled for big healthcare cuts were railroaded
through in a manipulative proceeding. Now members who voice their
opinion get interrogated, harrassed, and attacked when they try to get
their grievances handled.

ON MONDAY 6/23, join fellow workers in the Northeast by call SEIU
President Andy Stern at 1-800-424-8592 to demand democracy in the
Northeast:

-STOP ATTACKING AND DENYING REPRESENTATION TO UNION DISSIDENTS

-END THE TRUSTEESHIPS. HOLD FAIR ELECTIONS IN BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA and
NEW YORK

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