At the same time, there are internal difficulties within the union itself. Sometime back I posted an article to this list regarding complaints by California SEIU leader Sal Rosselli, who resigned from a key union position and has formed an opposition grouping. There are other opposition groupings as well within the SEIU.
The point is that there are serious problems with the leadership of Stern and those around him. Does that mean SEIU is a bad union or undemocratic? I certainly don't think so. I admire much of the work that they do, but they could do a better job. When criticism is silenced and dissidents are purged from organized labor, the ultimate outcome is never a good one. The fate of the UAW is one example, something we all hope the SEIU can avoid. SR
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Jerry Monaco" <monacojerry at gmail.com>
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> Let us say that everything in the NYT article is true. Let us say
> that the NYT is not engaging in its usual extremely anti-union
> reporting. Then what I get from this article is that two unions are
> going head to head and the unorganized are in between.
>
> It is really simplistic to take a New York Times article at face
> value. Why should anyone take the anti-union New York Times without
> deeper analysis and contrast?
>
> Jerry
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