A Union President Presses for Growth Amid a New Round of Criticisms
As 2,000 convention delegates gather in
Puerto Rico, the Service Employees International Union is about to jettison a time-honored union tradition — having members go to their union representatives with their questions and grievances.
The delegates are expected to vote to have union members rely on call centers instead to handle their problems....
...Mr. Stern, whose union has nearly 1.7 million members, is facing considerable internal criticism that he is seeking to increase the union’s size and the leadership’s power at the expense of rank-and-file members.
"He’s taking things in a bad direction because he’s taking steps without involving any workers," said Sal Rosselli, president of United Healthcare Workers West, which represents 140,000 S.E.I.U. members in California....
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us...rssnyt&emc=rss
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