The Los Angeles times has a lot of coverage about what is going on within SEIU. Lots of articles that cover both UHW-W and others, giving a good background of the power struggles that we are experiencing as well as others.
La Times Special Report
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Corruption Scandal Hits
ReplyDeleteDeputy Trustees’ Local Union
Hal Ruddick and Lisa Gude, two of the Deputy Trustees appointed by Andy Stern to run SEIU-UHW, are high-ranking officials at SEIU Healthcare Illinois-Indiana, a local headquartered in Chicago with 85,000 members.
On Monday, SEIU Healthcare Illinois-Indiana’s second highest officer, Executive Vice President Byron Hobbs, was forced to resign after it was discovered that he stole thousands of dollars from union members for his personal use.
Hal Ruddick is directly responsible for the finances of SEIU Healthcare Illinois-Indiana. He was appointed by Stern to serve as the local’s Secretary-Treasurer, the top official responsible for safeguarding members’ dues money. If thousands of dollars were stolen on his watch, Hal Ruddick should be held responsible.
This latest corruption scandal raises other serious issues:
Why are officials from a corrupt Chicago local now in charge of SEIU-UHW as Deputy Trustees?
How can Ruddick and Gude lead the negotiations for some of SEIU-UHW’s biggest contracts, including Catholic Healthcare West and Windsor Healthcare?
Shouldn’t Ruddick and Gude go back to Illinois to clean up their mess?
We deserve proven, effective leaders who are democratically elected and accountable to us.