Photo credits: Marie's image is from a frame I pulled out of the Shine a Light video; Mark is on Flikr. Both the video of her and the photo of him were submitted by the Zombies.
It angers me to no end that the Zombies are wasting the dues money of my fellow members and this rally is the latest showcasing of their arrogance and endless spending spree. Two sizable charter buses, 100 + anybody-but-Memorial-employees in attendance, an unknown number of hotel rooms, staff wages, food, gas, whatever bribes were offered and so on for a 50 minute "look at me" rally. Our very own Reefah Joseph was there, looking lost as usual. This really is a mini-Fresno battle.
UPDATE: I asked the folks at Coach 21 (the charter bus company) how many people can fit on a bus: 56. Hmmm so let's do a little math 56 x 2 = 112, but the Zombies claim over 250, which leaves at least 138 or another 2 full buses plus change. Where did they come from? I was there and I saw the a bus unload and 2 buses load up the whole circus. I know at least one Zombie staffer, IHSS (homecare) field rep Reefah Joseph was there so I suspect a number of the circus clowns were SEIU staff who were required to attend.
I'm sure you see the irony, and desperation, of the Zombies using the number 250: it's nostalgic, and more importantly it's purposely confusing. And what is this "before we vote", "help us win a first contract" and "protect our jobs" nonsense? Do the Zombies really think they have any traction with the workers? The man to the left of the "Don't Be Fooled" sign with the sunglasses holding a sign high above his head seems to be the only one clutching at this long dead belief. I'm sure the Zombies are only interested in protecting their own jobs.
Zombie UHW knows full well why no one is under contract nearly a year after forming. The NLRB used to be in their back pocket but as the NLRB tires of SEIU's abuse of the legal system and their blocking charges fall one by one, the Zombies will slink away to lick their wounds and ponder where they went wrong. If only they had the ability to look at themselves from the outside in.
Don't forget about the cost of sending 2 huge sheet cakes(one chocolate, one vanilla)to each and every department in the Hospital.Writing on the cake said something like, and I'm paraphrasing here,"No NUHW, Vote SEIU-UHW". It was interesting that at the same time Zombie organizers and members were delivering these cakes to the varies departments without being stopped,detained or even questioned by Memorial management one of my former co-workers who was one of the victims of Memorial mass layoff, but is now volunteering her time to help us organize, was being escorted off the property because she was in the cafeteria talking to her former co-workers and supporting NUHW. Can you say collusion?
ReplyDeleteand our dues are going up to pay for what exactly - more cakes and buses?? security guards to keep homecare workers from voting? more eggs to throw at NUHW fundraisers??
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering just how many hundreds of thousands, or even millions, SEIU has squandered by trying to defeat NUHW and UNITE HERE? The money Stern and his cohorts are squandering is not their money. The money being spent by SEIU are dues that are being extorted from the tens of thousands of health and home care workers throughout California.
ReplyDeleteGet ready SEIU. There's only four days left before you are soundly beaten in Santa Rosa.
NUHW RISING! UNITE HERE RISING!
SEIU DEMINISHING!