SERVICE EMPLOYEES 503 (SEIU)

Update: Senator Harkin justifies vote saying NLRB nomineee “cannot” change the rules
When it comes to whether NLRB nominee Craig Becker can “implement the Employee Free Choice Act by administrative fiat,” AFL-CIO’s Stewart Acuff says “yes”. Senator Harkin justified his pro-Becker vote yesterday by saying “no”. This comes directly from Senator Tom Harkin’s prepared statement at the HELP Committee Executive Session on Pending Nominations yesterday. Shout out to [more...]

Posted Fri, 05 Feb 2010 .

AFL-CIO’s Stewart Acuff: NLRB appointees can “change the rules”
Update: Senator Harkin justifies vote saying NLRB nomineee “cannot” change the rules As the Director of Organizing at the AFL-CIO, Stewart Acuff draws a smaller crowd than the SEIU’s Andy Stern or his boss at the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka. But that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have something laughable to say. In his poorly timed Huffington Post [more...]

Posted Thu, 04 Feb 2010 .

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2005 | 2006

SEIU Local 503 Basic Facts
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Total assets:	$ 15,344,975
Members:	44,015
ULPs filed since 2000:	6
Decertification petitions filed since 2000:	5

SERVICE EMPLOYEES (SEIU)
Local 503
1730 COMMERCIAL STREET SE
SALEM, OR 97309

Financial Information
Total Assets:	$ 15,344,975
Total Receipts:	$ 20,158,321

Membership
Total Membership: 44,015

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Managements Standards LM filings

Financial Disbursements

Representational Activities ( 16.5%)	$ 3,507,325
Political Activities & Lobbying ( 7.8%)	$ 1,651,284
Contributions, Gifts & Grants ( 0.8%)	$ 177,893
General Overhead ( 10.3%)	$ 2,177,488
Union Administration ( 14.7%)	$ 3,122,546
Strike Benefits ( 0.0%)	$ 0
Per Capita Tax ( 22.5%)	$ 4,775,911
Professional Fees ( 0.0%)	$ 0

Leadership
Highest Paid Local 503 Leaders & Staff

Name	Title	Total Compensation
Leslie Frane	Executive Director	$ 83,069
Danica Finley	Organizing Director	$ 79,916
Joel Rosenblit	Lead Attorney	$ 79,389
Richard Peppers	Assistant Exec Director	$ 79,374
Paul Mckenna	Research Director	$ 78,234
Heather Conroy	Public Sector Director	$ 77,293
William Uehlein	Long Term Care Director	$ 77,230
Arthur Towers	Political Director	$ 76,676
Donna Glathar	Field Svs Coordinator	$ 76,189
Barbara Kellogg	Field Svs Coordinator	$ 76,165
[show all officers & salaries]

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Unfair Labor Practices

Allegations Filed
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)		4
Other Allegations		3
Repudiation/Modification of Contract		1
Picketing/Strike Actions		1
All Allegations		1
[show all ULP violations]

The National Labor Relations Board investigates instances of union violations of the National Labor Relations Act and other labor laws. Unfair Labor Practices include instances of bad faith bargaining, excessive dues, violence, threats and many other violations.

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30 percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.

Decertification Elections
Union members unhappy with their current union can opt to decertify— also known as "RD Cases"—it as their "exclusive bargaining representative."

Decertification Petitions
Filed: 5
[view decertifications]

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

Elections Records
Despite the commonly held belief that most workers would like to join a union, union representation elections—also known as "RC Cases"—often fail.

Wins: 7 (47%)
Losses: 8 (53%)
[view election records]

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