User profile: SunriseSteward

At the last Executive Board meeting in OPEN FORUM the local Attorney (every decision they make is run through a lawyer, I wonder how much Jane gets paid for that referral) informed the Executive Board that these findings about to be published and advised the board to settle with the DOL before the findings are published. When repeatedly asked what the cost to the Local would be if they fail to settle and go to court (The lawyer told them that once published the findings will go before a Federal Judge where they will have to be defended) the lawyer avoided answering the question. When asked what settling would mean he told them that their entire contested election would be set aside and they would have to rerun the election supervised by the DOL. When faced with a fair election under supervision they panicked. Without exception the board members who were placed in office by the corrupted election voted to keep themselves in office regardless of the cost to the dues paying members. That vote more than anything else finally cemented the end of my relationship with SEIU Local 1107 (McAlevey may have changed the name to SEIU Nevada, but that was never approved by the membership). If our Executive Board is so corrupt that they will face conviction on federal charges (and loss of their license for all the nurses involved) rather than face running a fair election for office then there is nothing any ethical person can do other than resign my membership. By the way, it was Jane herself that named her Hurricane Jane. The names that I have heard used for her (including by senior members of her staff when she is not around) include Mad Dog McAlevey, Hanoi Jane, The Wicked Witch of the West and a few others that can not be printed on an unrestricted site.

As a Steward at Sunrise Hospital I have been active in SEIU since the beginning. SEIU started out as a good thing for our workers. Relations with management have matured, wages have increased, the general attitude on the floors improved. Then around 2006 things began to change. As we bargained our current contract many of us around the negotiations table noticed that this new girl Andy Stern had sent us was shutting us out of the bargaining process. Instead of the bargaining team hammering out proposals Jane started bringing us the finished proposals already done. I have to give her credit, she is one slick salesman. Few of us around the table realized what was going on until it was too late. After sending out a post card to certain members of the local with conflicting voting dates for the 2007 elections and then losing the election, Jane had her minions contest the election based on their own attempt to cheat (amazing! Cheat and lose and protest the election because you cheated!). Of course the 1107 Executive Board saw through the scheme and upheld the election. Not to fear, Jane just called her boss Andy Stern and had the International set the election aside. Not wanting her lackeys to lose another election Jane used our paid office staff to openly campaign for her candidates, got staff from out of state locals to solicit contributions for her candidates, and worked with management at at least one work site to prevent opposition candidates from campaigning on site. In short, she openly cheated the election to put her hand picked Executive Board in place. Formal charges have been filed with the DOL and their findings are expected to be published in July. In a preliminary findings report the DOL stated that they have identified 4 violations of Federal Labor Law in the conduct of Jane and her band of lackeys. (Continued in next message)