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:Putting UHW under trusteeship would send a very troubling message and be viewed, by many, as a sign that internal democracy is not valued or tolerated within SEIU. In our view, this would have negative | :Putting UHW under trusteeship would send a very troubling message and be viewed, by many, as a sign that internal democracy is not valued or tolerated within SEIU. In our view, this would have negative | ||
consequences for the workers directly affected, the SEIU itself, and the labor movement as a whole. We strongly urge you to avoid such a tragedy. | consequences for the workers directly affected, the SEIU itself, and the labor movement as a whole. We strongly urge you to avoid such a tragedy. | ||
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| + | == Support for Bernie Sanders == | ||
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| + | [[Ian Robinson]] pledged support for Bernie Sanders through [[Labor for Bernie]], a "nationwide network of labor activists, backing Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign." | ||
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[[Category:Open letter to Andy Stern]] | [[Category:Open letter to Andy Stern]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:35, 14 January 2016
Template:TOCnestleft Ian Robinson
Open letter to Andy Stern
On May 1 2008, Ian Robinson, of the University of Michigan signed an open letter to SEIU president Andy Stern in protest at SEIU move to force its local United Healthcare Workers into trusteeship.
- We are writing to express our deep concern about SEIU's threatened trusteeship over its third largest local, United Healthcare Workers (UHW). We believe that there must always be room within organized
labor for legitimate and principled dissent, if our movement is to survive and grow.
- Putting UHW under trusteeship would send a very troubling message and be viewed, by many, as a sign that internal democracy is not valued or tolerated within SEIU. In our view, this would have negative
consequences for the workers directly affected, the SEIU itself, and the labor movement as a whole. We strongly urge you to avoid such a tragedy.
Support for Bernie Sanders
Ian Robinson pledged support for Bernie Sanders through Labor for Bernie, a "nationwide network of labor activists, backing Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign."