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Category Archive: SEIU

  • TV Commercial Slams SEIU for $20 Minimum Wage Hike

    Posted on Mar 29, 2024 by Admin

    Today, the Center for Union Facts released a new ad highlighting the devastating impacts of California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, which goes into effect Monday. It will run in the coming days as a television and digital ad buy in the Los Angeles and Sacramento markets. The tongue-in-cheek video features fast food […]

  • SEIU Heir Apparent April Verrett Has History of Criticism and Controversy

    Posted on Mar 07, 2024 by Admin

    Today, the Center for Union Facts released a new report on the potential next leader of the Service Employees International Union. The New York Times recently noted that outgoing Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry’s replacement could be April Verrett, a high-ranking SEIU member. Verrett has been the president of SEIU Local 2015 […]

  • SEIU Ceasefire Call Doesn’t Reflect Sentiments of Hundreds of Anti-Israel Union Officers, Staff

    Posted on Jan 25, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team

    After months of anti-Israel rhetoric from SEIU officers, employees, and affiliates, the union released a carefully worded statement condemning violence on both sides of the Israel/Palestine conflict and called for a ceasefire.  This recent statement is a far-cry from SEIU President Mary Kay Henry’s initial social media post that failed to condemn Hamas’ terrorist attack. […]

  • New Report Exposes Fourth Circuit Nominee’s Anti-Worker Activism and Union Ties

    Posted on Dec 13, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team

    Today, the Center for Union Facts (CUF) released a new report exposing the union ties of Nicole Berner, whom Biden nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The long-time Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lawyer is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday regarding her nomination. You can […]

  • Member Discontent Grows at SEIU and Workers United

    Posted on Nov 21, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team

    Enmeshed in a legal battle with Starbucks, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and its affiliate Workers United have not been without controversy. That seems unlikely to change now that information has come to light showing discontent among its membership. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request recently released by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) […]

  • Allegations of Discrimination, Harassment, and Intimidation Plague LA-Based SEIU Locals

    Posted on Nov 13, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team

    The Center for Union Facts has released a new report outlining a series of lawsuits that allege workplace harassment, discrimination,racism, and retaliation among leadership at LA-based SEIU Locals. The report is the latest in an ongoing national campaign to educate the public on the many controversies surrounding the SEIU. Some of the shocking cases include […]

  • New Report Exposes Allegations of Workplace Misconduct at 1199 SEIU

    Posted on Oct 13, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team

    Today, the Center for Union Facts launched a new report shedding light on allegations of racial discrimination and sexual harassment at 1199 SEIU – one of the largest local unions in the country that represents workers up and down the East Coast. The report is the latest in an ongoing national campaign to educate workers […]

  • SEIU Affiliate Workers United Defends Terrorism

    Posted on Oct 12, 2023 by LaborPains.org Team

    Workers United – an affiliate of the SEIU – seems to have found a new cause to rally around and it has little to do with organizing baristas.  In the wake of recent attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists, Starbucks Workers United and its organizers have taken to X – formerly known as Twitter – […]