The San Francisco Business Times discusses how lawmakers and community leaders are urging SEIU to hold off on UHW takeover. Read the article here.

More than 240 lawmakers, community leaders urge SEIU to hold off on UHW takeover,
San Francisco Business Times

Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital entered into negotiations with UHW on Wednesday, October 29 in the first bargaining session since the employees voted for union representation on September 11. During the session, both sides came to an agreement on general bargaining procedures and future dates and times. Read more here.
 
Updated: Friday, October 31, 2008

Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital begin contract negotiations with United Healthcare Workers West on Wednesday, October 29 at 11 am. Read more here.

Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Recent articles in The Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Business Times highlight the ongoing internal conflict between SEIU and UWH. Read the articles below.
 
SEIU Weighs Dismissal of Officers, The Wall Street Journal
UHW Members File Suit in Tit-for-Tat SEIU Slugfest, San Francisco Business Times

Updated: Friday, September 26, 2008

A recent article in The San Francisco Bay Guardian profiles the ongoing internal dispute that threatens to blow up in the coming weeks and could impact the recent union election at SHC and LPCH. Read the article here.

Updated: Friday, September 19, 2008

By a 858 to 277 vote, employees at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have elected to be represented by the United Healthcare Workers West union, hospital officials announced today. Read press release here.

Updated: Thursday, September 11, 2008

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the parent union of United Healthcare Workers (UHW), has accused the California-based UHW union of fraud and misuse of money and is seeking to put the UHW union in trusteeship, meaning that that UHW could be taken over by the SEIU.

Read a letter from Andy Stern, President, SEIU International, here.

Read articles relating to the issue below.
SEIU Creates Ethics Panel to Boost Oversight, The Wall Street Journal
Union Seeks Stronger Ethics Rules Amid Scandals, The New York Times
Service Union Vice President Steps Down Amid Probe, The Associated Press
3rd Union Official Gives up Her Post, Los Angeles Times 

Updated: Thursday, September 4, 2008

State and Federal laws and internal HR policies protect all 9000+ employees at Stanford & Packard, regardless of their union status. Read more about your free protections here.

Updated: Thursday, September 4, 2008

As the election nears to determine whether employees at Stanford and Packard Children’s Hospitals want to be represented by United Healthcare Workers, the future of the union has been thrown into serious doubt.

Updated: Friday, August 29, 2008

Updated: Friday, August 29, 2008