Posted by
Playful Walrus on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:29:12 PM
According to California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, the leadership of Big Labor behemoth SEIU has "threatened" him. Why? Well, there's a splinter group called the National Union of Healthcare Workers, and...
He hailed the breakaway union's leader, Sal Rosselli, as a lifelong friend and "one of the strongest labor leaders in this state."
So is Burton merely doing a favor for a friend, or is Rosselli offering better representation to union members than SEIU? If it is the latter, then shouldn’t the SEIU step it up, instead of trying to quash someone else? Or is it all really about SEIU management power, and not the union member?
Shane Goldmacher reported this in a blog entry at LATimes.com.
There were some interesting comments.
"thomas Nelson" wrote November 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM:
One Socialist threatening another Socialist for supporting another Socialist...sounds like the Soviet Union all over again.
"gerrrg" wrote November 24, 2009 at 12:08 PM:
I'd put a $50 wager that the SEIU has it backwards...it is the SEIU that requires Democratic Party support in order for it to survive.