Another "blogger" hangs up his spurs

The cranky and difficult to read X Perez Borselli* blog, a pro Zombie UHW pseudo-blogger, has finally ended with a whimper. The relentlessly pro UHW and written largely in ALL CAPS, even this "blogger" has seen the light and realized UHW doesn't even care about most of it's own employees pensions. National officers are taken care of for life, no worries for those folks but as for the staff covered by the various pensions aimed at SEIU local staff they are woefully underfunded. Oh the irony "that the fastest growing union in the Americas" (their claim on nearly every one of their press releases) is suffering from growing pains, and despite the very nature of its existence it is having trouble funding it's own employees pensions.

Here's the article shown above as written by Vincent Vernuccio.

*Borselli: a portmanteau of Borsos and Roselli? Why is it that we native English speaking Americans have to make up words all the time? 1.2+ million words in the language, doubtful any one person knows more than 60,000, yet we constantly make up new words! Just say no to fake words. Require who ever is speaking to you to use any one of our existing words. Grrrrrrr!

What went wrong with Stern's SEIU? Plenty!

Though Führer Stern's sudden and suspicious resignation is old news by now I did find this somewhat interesting but woefully brief article about how he lost his way and his mind along the way.

The other reasons why Stern is moving on

For the most part I don't much care since he's lost his mind these last few years, but there are a host of theories as to why Führer Stern is moving on down the road.  Everything from SEIU says he's accomplished his goal of universal healthcare, he wants to leave at the top of his game, and so on. Of course no one under SEIU control will speak of the near complete loss in the NUHW/Zombie SEIU deathmatch in San Francisco last week, their uncomfortable involvement with ACORN, or disgraced former Illinois governor Blagojevich.  For a detailed rundown of why the Führer is likely moving on, check out Tasty Burger's blog entry. It's hard to deny the chronological proximity of the proffer and his resignation.

Life in a post-Andy world: what lies ahead?

The successor to will be Anna Buger until an election and then it's game on, with Burger and Henry as likely candidates. These are our choices? Sheeeeeesh! Give the choice, I wouldn't choose. Burger is essentially a female Andy Stern and Henry is certainly intent on destroying NUHW and all that is stands for.

Stern may have accomplished some admirable goals, but he's left one hell of a mess for the next president to clean up. Just think of it as his gift to 1.8 million dues paying members and the labor movement.

Sal sums up what we all have felt in our blood for years...

Sal's message is to the point and totally irrefutable. Too bad SEIU has made an enemy of Sal and union democracy. If he we're still employed by SEIU he'd be my bet for the one person who could turn SEIU around.

No Knock-Out Blow in SEIU's Courtroom Showdown

Another good summary of the court room drama from last week and the real value in Zombie SEIU's puny victory. Thanks for the excellent writing Cal, keep it coming, we look forward to more.

Stern to resign!

...but where will he go? Why is he leaving? And who will replace him? Isn't he going to stick around for the Great Member Exodus of 2010? Don't punk out on us now, this is just getting interesting! Perhaps he's going to work for Perez Obama as more than just a member of the debt commission. Very exciting possibility here, stay tuned to Tasty, Perez and yours truly to keep abreast of this unfolding drama!

Could it be he just can't stand losing money, members and labor allies left and right?
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From: "Diane Sosne"
Date: April 12, 2010 11:35:45 AM PDT
To: "Everyone @ SEIU"
Subject: Andy Stern Resigning as President of SEIU

Last night I received confirmation that Andy Stern is resigning as President of SEIU. He has not yet made a public announcement; we will share the details as we become aware of them.
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Here are the news articles corroborating his departure. I will add to this list as it grows.

• The Politico: SEIU official: Stern to resign
• The Examiner: SEIU head Andrew Stern to resign
• Chicago Now: Breaking News: SEIU's Stern Resigning
• The Huffington Post:  Andy Stern Leaving SEIU, Sources Confirm
• Hot Air: Hmmmm: SEIU chief Andy Stern resigns
• The Atlantic: Andy Stern To Resign As SEIU President
• The New York Times: Head of S.E.I.U. Plans to Step Down
• Wall Street Journal: Powerful Labor Chief Stepping Down 
• The Washington Post: Andrew Stern set to resign as head of major union, SEIU official says
• The Washington Post: Officials say SEIU president is stepping down from post
• Firedoglake SEIU's Andy Stern Stepping Down
• The Atlantic Wire: Behind SEIU Chief Andy Stern's Resignation
• ScrappleFace: Retiring SEIU Boss Stern Wants More Time with The Family
• The Wall Street Journal: Labor's Stern Said to Be Resigning
• NPR: Union Official: Stern To Leave Service Employees
• Firedoglake: SEIU’s Andy Stern to Step Down

So there you have it folks: for whatever reason labor's sore thumb has finally looked back at his legacy of union busting/raiding, member dues money wasting, EFCA-killing, sellout contract promoting ways and has decided to move on to spend more time with his family. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek, what a lame excuse for running from the house of labor he set on fire! Good riddance, loser.