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Union Busted for UnfairLabor PracticeSEIU local reprimanded by
the NLRB for failing to turn overrequested files
BY: Bill McMorris
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February 8, 2013 3:43 pm
The NLRBs three-Democrat
panel of board members
declared SEIU Healthcare
Michigan violated the labor rights
of a member of its union staff on
Friday.
The intra-union fighting stemmedfrom SEIUs refusal to hand over
discharge grievance files to former
employee Sara Vitale, a violation of the National Labor
Relations Act.
The NLRBs Detroit office ordered the union to turn over the
requested files
in August. SEIU officials ignored the request, leading to an
appeal to the
NLRB.
Since about Dec. 21, 2011, and continuing to date, the [union]
has failed
and refused to provide [Vitale] with a copy of the requested
file, the NLRB
ruled. [SEIU] has breached its duty of fair representation owed
to the
employees in the unit.
The board ordered SEIU to cease and desist from its unfair
labor
practice and to post notices of the violation around its
office.
The National Labor Relations Board has found that we violated
Federal
labor law We will not in any like or related manner restrain or
coerce
you, the notice will read.
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The case amused several labor attorneys who have faced off
against the
politically powerful SEIU in the past.
An in-house union representing SEIUs employees in Michigan is
found
guilty (by the illegal NLRB) of violating the rights of one of
its own
membersan SEIU employeeunder the NLRA, one labor attorney
toldthe Washington Free Beacon, who asked for anonymity because of
his
ongoing business before the board. Good comic relief.
The NLRB ruling may not be the last word on the case. The D.C.
Circuit
Court of Appeals in January declared the composition of the
board
unconstitutional, allowing parties in NLRB cases to challenge
the legalityof
board decisions. Senate Republicans are also seeking legislation
to block
the board from implementing decisionsuntil the Senate has
confirmedevery member.
Neither Vitale nor the SEIU returned calls and emails for
comment.
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