Since I know nothing personally of the Author, I'll refrain from attacking his motivations or associations as the above commentor did. However, I do have to say this reads pretty much like an SEIU press release. " SEIU’s novel approach in removing barriers to union growth" has largely consisted of selling out worker rights and the public welfare in the name of growth at any price. The pitch to he boss is: you give us organizing rights, we'll refrain from asking too much in bargaining, we'll prevent our members from blowing the whistle on your practices, we'll use our political power …
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Chico David RN
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Same tired old tale, but continuing to repeat it does not make it any more true. The workers at CHP did not win an organizing agreement, SEIU bought an organizing agreement - almost certainly by giving up large swaths of the worker's rights and the public good. if allowed to stand, this would have become the template for organizing everywhere - compliant unions colluding with the boss to "organize" workers and shut out any union that actually stood up for either the workers or the public interest
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