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SEIU 1021

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  • Melancholy reflections on the SEIU

    Months before it was denounced by John Wilhelm as a dangerous threat, and Andy Stern became persona non grata inside the AFL-CIO, the SEIU was losing esteem in the progressive public outside the labor movement. Beginning in 2008 when he first threatened to destroy Sal Rosselli by taking over the 150,000-member United Healthcare Workers local, Stern faced a mounting torrent of protest from the pro-union, civil liberties, academic community in California and around the country. First came a concerned letter from a hundred writers and educators imploring him to back off.

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