Trouble in River City
President Andrew L. Stern makes an Appointment of Personal Representatives for SEIU Local 221 to oversee the number of complaints raising serious allegations regarding:
- the approval of a payment to the former President of Local 221,
- the approval of a consulting agreement with the former President of Local 221,
- the exercise of executive authority at the local union, and
- the conduct of the local union meeting held on January 19, 2010.
In addition, charges against Local 221 based on the matters contained in the complaints have been received by the International Union.
A memo from President Stern states that Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina and SEIU Organizing Coordinator Ray Dzialo have been appointed to be his Personal Representatives to
Local 221 to assist Local 221 in meeting its internal needs (including investigation of these allegations), and to attend local union meetings. Vice President Medina has his work cut out for him with the mess the 221 E-board has made.
The 221 E-Board members were:
- Sharon-Frances Moore, President
- James Slade, Vice-President
- Richard Lovett, Counties - HHS / Acting Secretary
- Alison Barkley, Treasurer
- Amy Cross, Counties - Community Services
- Alberto Parra, Counties - General
- Diane Cates, Counties - Public Safety
- Douglas Collins, Schools
- Jim Partridge, Courts
- John Hale, Cities
- Kathy Griffee, Registered Nurses
- Liliana Camarena, Head Start
- Margaret Johnson, Social/Economic Justice
- Merrill Mickelson, Member Organizing
- Michael Dobbins, Politics
Good Luck Vice President Eliseo Medina. You will see why we the County Employees are very unhappy with SEIU.