(Not sure what this story portends. It appears to be a leadership conflict at the upper bureaucratic reaches of SEIU 1199. It is not clear- at least from this article – whether there is more to it than that. SR)
Nation’s largest health care union embroiled in internal fight as Trump takes office Top officials at 1199SEIU are running to unseat President George Gresham. By Maya Kaufman/Politico/January 17, 2025 NEW YORK — Top officials at the nation’s largest health care union are spearheading an historic bid to unseat their longtime leader, setting the stage for the organization’s first competitive election in decades as unions across the country gear up to fight President-elect Donald Trump. The opposition slate at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is taking on its president of nearly two decades, George Gresham, in an East Coast fight with national implications. Those looking to oust the ailing Gresham argue the union needs new ideas to effectively challenge Congressional Republicans over potential Medicaid cuts and Trump’s deportation plans. Full at: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/17/largest-health-care-union-internal-fight-trump-presidency-00198786 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34769): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34769 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110747072/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
