SEIU Claims Fresno Victory: Now What?Randy Shawbyline‚ Jun. 15‚ 2009When SEIU announced on June 5 that the Fresno home care worker election was “virtually over” and that it had prevailed, skepticism abounded. After all, balloting continued through for another ten days, hard data from the field was lacking, and the rival National Union of Health Workers (NUHW) was getting good reports back from its efforts. But there is growing evidence that SEIU has become the likely winner. And if SEIU does prevail, the question is whether SEIU will use this victory to help unify – rather than further divide – the labor movement. |