Jan 5, 2008

Media Archive.

More from the media on our movement and democracy within SEIU. You can find our SMART site archives in the right-hand column of the page.



Labor Notes - Mark Brenner on the convention, our challenges to international management's program,and our reform movement.



New York Times: "the (SEIU) is about to jettison a time-honored union tradition - having members go to their union representatives with their questions and grievances."



LISTEN NOW! Commentary on the Violence at the Labor Notes Conference, an interview with Joe Iosbaker, member of the SEIU Local 73 Executive Board, who was present during the assault. Credit to Joe Isobaker and Fight Back News.



Wall Street Journal: "At issue is Mr. Stern's approach to unionism."



New York Times reports on criticism that SEIU's "growth at any cost" mentality hurts workers



Fight Back News book review By Joe Isobaker: "Andy Stern's A Country That Works and the struggle in SEIU"



Link to Walter Ballin's SEIU blog: "Labor Union Members Fight For Democracy, & My Experience"



Counterpunch article By Steve Early: "Reforming the SEIU (A Purple Uprising in Oakland)"



"SEIU skullduggery exclusive: Internal emails show top staffers at SEIU seeking to undermine dissidents in contested union election." By JB Powell, San Francisco Bay Guardian



"A less perfect union. At a time when organized labor is slipping, SEIU's national leaders are wasting their resources trying to discredit Sal Rosselli." By JB Powell, San Francisco Bay Guardian



"SEIU Officials Have a Blast...the real deal on the disruption at the Labor Notes conference by a group of SEIU officials and members." By Ken Paff, National Organizer, TDU.