Friday, February 12, 2010

Last hurdle for Memorial workers?

The Memorial workers are a patient group. First, they approached SEIU for unionization about 7 years ago; later came the backing of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Uncharacteristic of UHW at the time they were kicked to the curb by the Zombies around the time the trusteeship came down. Of course they tried to blame NUHW but all the Zombies had to do was pick up the phone and say "we've been a  little busy adjusting to our new management here in Oakland, but we're ready to continue our efforts". But as shown here they did...nothing! So when the good folks at Memorial were approached by NUHW to continue their unionization efforts, this awoke the Zombie beast with an onslaught of pricey and very ineffective mailers. Throw in some turkey, cake and a "this is the only support we're giving you" rally and you could see why they were both exhausted and yet very ready to vote for NUHW.

It appears all that's left is a hearing to discuss (and hopefully resolve) the remaining 4 of management's original 10 objections. They've recanted 6 of their objections probably to avoid the embarrassment of having them dismissed by the NLRB. Here are the remaining 4 objections.

 

FULL DISCLOSURE: the above referenced document was originally 9 pages but the pages discussing the contested votes were removed to prevent further publicizing the names of the contested voters.

I can't believe "font and font styles" (#9) as well as the Board agents failing to man handle voters (#8) complaints remain. However, it is what it is and the workers would sincerely appreciate a strong turn out at the Federal Building at 777 Sonoma Ave (at D Street), Santa Rosa. The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22 in Room 215 and will likely run all of Monday and into Tuesday.

So read the modified complaints and show up to the hearing next Monday at 9. See you there!

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