The things scabs say!

More from our Scab Census. Here are just some of your answers to the question "What do the SEIU scabs say."


"Ron: "Please sign this form saying you'll pay your dues...Please, I really need to get some signatures." "If you don't sign this you'll get fired." Karen and Barbara have no rap. They have nothing."

"Airport workers are paid so low because the union is so weak. Join Workers United/SEIU to be part of a bigger, better union"

"millions of workers are unemployed... we need to get back to bargaining table so we can grovel and eat shit"

"They don't identify themselves to most workers as SEIU, "you need to sign a card with us. The other guys, UNITE HERE! Gaming Division, can't get it done because they don't have a "good relationship" with the company but we do"."

"Scare tactics about dues and losing their contract."

"Ken and Linda have no rap and don't talk to workers. Joanie tells worker "it was true, Sal stole the money."

"We are SEIU-UHW REPS. We are in the union with you. We are working for you."

"Jay - ? seems to only have talked to one person at the hospital. Heard from other NUHW staff that he says "it's really too bad Sal went bad". May - "this is just a fight between Andy and Sal and I'm not interested in their fight. I'M here to help the members, that's the only thing I care about.""

"Time to settle a contract and forget about statewide standards! It's too hard!"

"NUHW is a fake union that you will never get to vote for" and "if you sign the dues revocation form, you will get fired"

"They say they are with "uhw" and that people who sign revoke forms will be fired. That NUHW is lying to members, that OLD UHW leaders were guilty of theivery. That they had better stay quiet in this economy or they might find themselves jobless..."

"Fear, intimidation, "i want to help with your grievance""

"She is working for the members and want to rebuild UHW"

"He sometimes pretends to be from NUHW to get people to sign SEIU dues authorizations."

"Im Roberto Delacruz, Im here for you, my experience is working with Ceaser Chavez and the farm workers for 28 years, SEIU is a good union. Look ay my CHW badage, you can trust me."

"CPMC is going to decert 'both unions' (meaning SEIU and CNA) in the next couple of months. The former UHW didn't represent their workers properly, they destroyed 5 yrs of records. Sal Roselli absconded with 3 million dollars of union dues. Scab #1 was very confident and cocky. I told him that even though CNA and SEIU had reached some kind of truce or agreement regarding healthcare reform and organizing RNs, the nurses at CPMC were all supporting NUHW."

"They try to scare members. They say they will lose their contract, pension, etc. They say they will be fired, will have to pay a $100 initiation fee, or may not get retro if not having dues taken out of pay checks. They say they will not get retro if they go with NUHW. They promise anything to anyone who will listen."

"Getting a contract, and asking Stewards to go wine tasting"

"The scabs are flyering both with a "warning" flyer to not sign the petition, as well as a partial email taken out of context from county administrators that insinuates workers will lose their benefits with the new union. The lost-timers in particular are telling members that signing the petition is "signing their rights away." They honestly don't say much- mostly relying on interrupting the conversation an NUHW volunteer has with a worker by shoving a flyer in front of their face and saying "dont sign anything." Their conversation skills, especially among former staff, seem to be very limited."

"if they stop having Kaiser deduct their dues they will lose their Jobs, if they organize for NUHW they will lose their contract"

"that they r here to save us, they nothing to say, because we the rank-n-file know our rights, NOT JUST STEWARDS, but MEMBERS TO."

"He tells members he is here to support them and that NUHW is trying to get them fired. He never has any real answers to their questions so it helps us in a sense."

"Don't sign away your contract by signing the decert petition. You will lose your wages, your health benefits, your consumer. You will be removed from the IHSS registry. I am with SEIU-UHW. I was lied to by Sal and the UHW leadership before the trusteeship. Now I know the truth."

"that if they sign any papers in support of NUHW they will be terminated. They Identify themselves as SEIU Reps"

"intimadating workers threating that they will be fired if they sign decert petitions."

"Hortencia plays hard on protecting "our contract" as if she has any ownership of MY CONTRACT. The leadership of NUHW helped us bargain that contract, not the International SCABS!"

"We need to get back to the bargaining table! Do you have a grievance? Can i help with your grievance? I'm your new rep!"

"You'll lose your contract if you support NUHW"

"Help us to rebuild UHW, we are the legal representatives of the UHW workers. The NUHW is jeopardizing your job, you do not want to lose your job, we will protect you."

"uhw leaders (ex) stole money thats why they were removed. Were here to help. Well contact you with more information."

""We need to adjust, move forward with bargaining" It's soft;. Now they're just trying to talk to people about Obama and EFCA to collect names."

"He actually told a group of admitters he's the new union boss and is there to help with all questions and issues! Yes, he said, "Union Boss". He says we're the liars and if they listen to us they will get fired!"