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> The article reports that the union pledged that workers would not
> report infractions to the authorities, and that workers who were not
> at boss-approved sites who approached SEIU for representation would
> be rebuffed. Did you notice that part? Or this?
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> "This means the owners set pay rates, pay increases, and incentive
> plans. They hire, lay off, demote, discipline, and determine benefits
> for workers without union input. The employers may outsource work
> performed by union members, and speed up, reassign, or eliminate jobs
> at will. The employer may eliminate vacations, or any other time off,
> as the employer sees fit.
> The agreement also guarantees that workers' wages will not put an
> employer at an "economic disadvantage," either through employee pay,
> benefits, or through staff-per-patient ratios."
A blunt question: what's the point of the bloody union if it makes these kinds of huge concessions? It looks like the CNAs are getting fucked over per usual by the owners with the new twist that they have to dole out union dues that are used to finance political lobbying that benefits--the nursing home owners! This is some pretty twisted shit.
Miles