Don't leave...or else!

Perez had almost forgotten about them both, but it looks like deputy trustees Hal Ruddick and Lisa Gude are in the spotlight again - this time in both Illinois and Californiraq!

Hal and Lisa, who are from SEIU Healthcare Illinois-Indiana, have been previously featured for the lies and intimidation they've used to try to impose the trusteeship. For those who missed it, Hal is the one who was caught red-handed by CHW's elected bargaining committee in the middle of a secret conference call, as well as the one called out repeatedly on his lies by workers. Lisa distinguished herself by scheduling secret contract negotiations with nursing home bosses and excluding elected bargaining committee members from the negotiating table.

So what are these two Chicago deputies up to now? Well, Perez hears they're using their skills to manipulate their own staff and create headaches in their home local...

As Perez hears it, in January Lisa and Hal brought a number of organizers from SEIU Healthcare IL/IN to work on the trusteeship of UHW. Now some of these staff are tired of being "deployed", and want to retreat to Illinois. But of course, UHW is short on staff, and the trustees don't want them to leave. So in order to manipulate them into staying in Californiraq, Hal and Lisa have begun telling them about impending job cuts at the mid west local. '"If you go back to Illinois now, you'll get laid off. Better to stay here in Californiraq."

Oh, but it turns out there are no planned layoffs at the local! Apparently, Lisa and Hal forgot about those things called "cellphones." After they lied to staff here in Californiraq, telephone lines started buzzing and managers in Illinois had to quash rapidly spreading rumors about layoffs.

So at the end of the day, Hal and Lisa accomplished a two-fer: not only were their lies exposed to staffers here in Californiraq, but they also undermined their own local in Illinois and burned more bridges with their former co-workers!

What a real gift Hal and Lisa have a real gift for clear-headed strategic thinking! Perez is so glad they're in charge of negotiating for the futures of thousands of UHW members!