THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION
is one of America’s largest labor unions, but could it also be one of the country's worst employers?
The SEIU’s Terrible Tactics: Hospital Strikes
August 25, 2023 | LABORPAINS.ORG TEAM
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has made hospital strikes a key part of its negotiating strategy, regularly holding hospitals hostage – and putting countless lives at risk – until the union’s demands are met. In just one example, SEIU members in the union’s Minnesota and Iowa Healthcare local authorized a strike against a group […] ...
LEARN ABOUT THE SEIU’S HISTORY
POOR LEADERSHIP
SEIU leadership has been accused of tolerating harassment and even retaliating against employees who speak out. Crime, corruption, and infighting have also plagued the top ranks of leadership at the SEIU.
MISTREATING EMPLOYEES
The SEIU has been accused of treating its own employees worse than the corporations the union seeks to unionize. The SEIU’s employees have even made claims that the union employs union busting tactics.
FAILING ITS MEMBERSHIP
The SEIU has been accused of doing little for its members, ignoring their needs for strike pay while milking them for dues and focusing very little on improving its members quality of life.
CONTROVERSIES
The SEIU has been involved in a number of controversies. These include incidents of harassment and violence, as well as assaults on rival unions, such as its hostile takeover of united healthcare.