Finding Aid to the Steve Early Research Files for
The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor, 1996-2011
Finding aid prepared by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Labor Archives and Research Center
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2015
Title: Steve Early research files for
The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor
Date (inclusive): 1996-2011
Creator:
Early, Steve
Collection number: larc.ms.0386
Accession number: 2012/010
Extent:
7.5 cubic ft.
(6 cartons)
Repository:
Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Location: Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.
Abstract: Consists of materials collected and generated by Steve Early for his 2011 book,
The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor: Birth of a New Workers' Movement or Death Throes of the Old? The book examines labor disputes among unions, primarily related to union structure, membership rights, organizing strategies,
and contract standards. In particular, the book deals with the 2009 leadership struggle within UNITE HERE, and the campaign
by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to place United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) under emergency trusteeship
and subsequent formation of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), a new union by expelled UHW leaders. Organizations
and unions discussed in the book include SEIU, UHW, NUHW, UNITE HERE, Workers United (WU), the California Nurses Association
(CNA), the Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR), and SEIU Member Activists for Reform Today (SMART). Contains interviews,
reports, articles, news clippings, research notes, correspondence, and audiovisual materials, including a 2008 interview with
Steve Early.
Processing Information
Processed by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Acquisition
Donated by Steve Early in 2012, accession number 2012/010.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Steve Early Research Files for
The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor, larc.ms.0386, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.
Arrangement
Files are arranged into series by chapter, as received from the author.
Scope and Contents
Consists of materials collected and generated by Steve Early for his 2011 book,
The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor: Birth of a New Workers' Movement or Death Throes of the Old? The book examines labor disputes among unions, primarily related to union structure, membership rights, organizing strategies,
and contract standards. In particular, the book deals with the 2009 leadership struggle within UNITE HERE, and the campaign
by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to place United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) under emergency trusteeship
and subsequent formation of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), a new union by expelled UHW leaders. Organizations
and unions discussed in the book include SEIU, UHW, NUHW, UNITE HERE, Workers United (WU), the California Nurses Association
(CNA), the Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR), and SEIU Member Activists for Reform Today (SMART). Contains interviews,
reports, articles, news clippings, research notes, correspondence, and audiovisual materials, including a 2008 interview with
Steve Early.
Series 1 contains material used for writing the preface, introduction and first chapter, "The Quest for Union Renewal." Consists
of SEIU convention materials, clippings, research notes, and correspondence on Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR),
also known as the Puerto Rican teachers' union, as well as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
and the California Nurses Association (CNA). Also includes research and interview notes for individuals profiled in the book,
notably Andy Stern, Rose Ann DeMoro, Mary Kay Henry, Sal Rosselli, and Wade Rathke.
Series 2 comprises research materials for Chapter 2, "Taking the High Road to Growth?" Records pertain to SEIU conflict management
strategies in relation to health care unions and health care corporations, including Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tenet Healthcare.
Also includes documents related to health care organizing, home health care workers, and the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
unionization. Contains interview notes on Barbara Lewis and Bob Muehlenkamp.
Series 3 consists of materials used in the writing of Chapter 3, "A Scramble for New Members." Comprises correspondence, articles,
and research notes generated from the conflict between SEIU and CNA at the 2008 Labor Notes Conference, and between SEIU and
NUHW in regards to the 2009 election in Fresno, California.
Series 4 comprises research materials for Chapter 4, "Dial 1-800-MY-UNION?" and includes articles and correspondence pertaining
to SEIU Member Resource Action Service Centers (MASC) and Member Resource Centers (MRC) which were created to handle grievances,
and the implementation of call center services in California and Illinois. Also includes notes from interviews with Tom Balanoff,
SEIU Executive Board Member, and Local 1 staff.
Series 5 contains Chapter 5, "Who Rules SEIU? (and Who Doesn’t)," research materials. Includes a Rutgers University study
on SEIU restructuring as well as notes, correspondence, clippings, and articles regarding investigations in to SEIU leaders
and members of SEIU's International Executive Board.
Series 6 materials, used in the writing of Chapter 6, "The Mother of All Trusteeships," relate to the SEIU's 2008-2009 campaign
to place United Healthcare Workers West (UHW) under trusteeship and subsequent formation of NUHW by former UHW leaders. Consists
of legal documents, protest flyers, news clippings, and notes and memos from interviews with UHW lawyers, former UHW officials
John Borsos and Paul Kumar, and former U.S. Labor Secretary, Ray Marshall. Also includes case studies of ealier SEIU trusteeship
cases in Rhode Island and California.
Series 7 comprises research materials used in the writing of Chapter 7, "Ivy League Amigos No More." Includes interview notes,
news clippings, articles, and correspondence pertaining to UNITE HERE's 2009 conflict in leadership resulting in then-President
Bruce Raynor breaking away and forming Workers United (WU), a new union affiliated with SEIU.
Series 8 contains research materials and interview notes used in the writing of Chapter 8, "The Progressive Quandary." The
bulk of the materials pertain to the SEIU/UHW/UNITE HERE conflicts as seen from various sides. Includes copies of a letter
signed by leading academics and political activists regarding SEIU's move to put UHW under trusteeship. Also includes correspondence
between SEIU leaders and staff in the aftermath of the letter's publication.
Series 9 contains material on Chapter 9, "How EFCA Died for Obamacare." Comprises news clippings, interview notes, and organizational
documents related to 2008-2010 health care and labor law reform campaigns.
Series 10 contains materials used in writing Chapter 10, "Labor Day: The Sequel." Includes correspondence, notes, and articles
documenting the 2009-2010 battle between NUHW and SEIU to represent workers at Kaiser Permanente. Also includes campaign materials
and legal documents generated after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) called for elections to determine bargaining
rights for Kaiser workers in Southern California.
Series 11 consists of research materials and notes generated while writing the conclusion, "Signs of a New Workers' Movement?"
Includes articles by Steve Early in SMART News! and notes and correspondence pertaining to SEIU Local 221 elections in July
2009, and the SEIU and CNA alliance in March 2009.
Series 12 consists of audiovisual materials containing interviews with leading union organizers, as well as an October 27,
2008 interview with Steve Early on Pacifica radio.
Biography
Steve Early is a freelance labor journalist who worked for the Communications Workers of America for twenty-seven years. In
addition to
The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor, he is the author of
Embedded With Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stern, Andy, 1950-
California Nurses Association.
Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico.
Lerner, Stephen.
National Union of Healthcare Workers.
Regan, Dave.
Rosselli, Sal.
Service Employees International Union.
United Healthcare Workers-West.
Labor disputes--California--History.
Labor disputes--California.
Labor disputes--Case studies.
Labor disputes--Cases.
Labor movement--California--History.
labor unions and health insurance
Labor unions--California--History.
Labor unions--California--Jurisdictional disputes.
Labor unions--Corrupt practices.
Labor unions--Elections.
Labor unions--Elections--Corrupt practices--United States.
Series 1:
Chapter 1:
The Quest for Union Renewal
2002-2010
Extent:
Carton 1, folders 1-21
Scope and Contents
Consists of SEIU 2008 convention materials, clippings, research notes, and correspondence on Federación de Maestros de Puerto
Rico (FMPR), the Puerto Rican teachers' union, as well as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
and the California Nurses Association (CNA). Also includes research and interview notes for individuals profiled in the book,
notably Andy Stern, Rose Ann DeMoro, Mary Kay Henry, Sal Rosselli, and Wade Rathke.
Carton 1, Folders 1-3
24th International SEIU convention, Puerto Rico
2008
Carton 1, Folders 4-7
Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR) and SEIU 2008 Convention, San Juan
2008-2009
Carton 1, Folder 8
Rose Ann DeMoro and CNA and National Nurses United
2002-2010
Carton 1, Folders 17-19
Wade Rathke, ACORN
1998-2010
Carton 1, Folders 20-21
Sal Rosselli; labor publications
2006-2009
Series 2:
Chapter 2:
Taking the High Road
1999-2010
Extent:
Carton 1, folders 22-28
Scope and Contents
Bulk of records pertain to SEIU conflict management strategies in relation to health care unions and health care corporations,
including Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tenet Healthcare. Also includes documents related to health care organizing, home health
care workers, and the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital unionization. Contains interview notes on Barbara Lewis and Bob Muehlenkamp.
Carton 1, Folder 22
Conflict management articles
1999-2008
Carton 1, Folder 23
Yale-New Haven Hospital arbitration proceedings
2007-2009
Carton 1, Folder 24
Barbara Lewis interview notes; Andy Stern's National Public Radio interview transcript
2007-2008
Carton 1, Folder 25
SEIU health care organizing
2007-2009
Carton 1, Folders 26-28
SEIU and nursing home care
2004-2010
Series 3:
Chapter 3:
A Scramble for New Members
2002-2010
Extent:
Carton 2, folders 1-18
Scope and Contents
Consists of correspondence, articles, and research notes generated by the conflict between SEIU and NUHW, particularly in
regards to the 2009 home health care and nursing home workers election in Fresno, California. Also includes materials from
a conflict at the April 2008 Labor Notes Conference in Dearborn, Michigan attended by CNA Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro
and members from SEIU, UHW, UNITE HERE, CNA, National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) and other unions, as well as correspondence
and articles pertaining to Dave Regan from SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW).
Carton 2, Folders 1-2
SEIU and health care articles
2002-2008
Carton 2, Folder 4
Uncorrected proof of
Never Good Enough by Ariel Ducey
2008-2009
Carton 2, Folder 5
CNA and Tenet Healthcare
2008
Carton 2, Folder 6
Fred Ross interview notes; Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; SEIU and NUHW conflict
2009
Boxes 2, Folder 7
Home daycare worker organizing, New Jersey
2005-2008
Carton 2, Folder 8
SEIU and home care workers and pensions; Childcare Workers Union (CCWU); American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME)
2002-2010
Carton 2, Folder 9
Home care workers
2008-2009
Carton 2, Folder 10
Blagojevich and SEIU
2005-2008
Carton 2, Folders 11-12
SEIU and CNA conflict
2008-2010
Carton 2, Folder 13
Home care workers, Illinois
2005-2009
Carton 2, Folder 14
Dave Regan and SEIU
2002-2010
Carton 2, Folders 15-17
SEIU and NUHW conflict, Fresno
2005-2009
Carton 2, Folder 18
United Domestic Workers of America (UDW), AFSCME, and SEIU
2005-2009
Series 4:
Chapter 4:
Dial 1-800-MY-UNION?
2006-2011
Extent:
Carton 2, folders 19-30; Carton 3, folders 1-3
Scope and Contents
Comprises research notes, articles, and correspondence pertaining to SEIU Member Resource Action Service Centers (MASC), Member
Resource Centers (MRC) which were created to handle grievances, and the implementation of call center services in California
and Illinois. Includes notes from interviews with Tom Balanoff, SEIU Executive Board Member, and Local 1 staff. Also includes
corrrespondence from a rank-and-file member of SEIU Local 1021 in San Francisco regarding the Unite To Win approval vote.
Carton 2, Folder 19
SEIU Dial 1-800 call center
2011
Carton 2, Folder 20
MASC correspondence and notes
2008-2011
Carton 2, Folder 21
Local 721 (Los Angeles) and MRC
2008-2009
Carton 2, Folder 22
Local 721/Local 660 (Los Angeles)
2009
Carton 2, Folder 23-24
Call center servicing notes
2008-2010
Carton 2, Folder 25
MRC and Member Resource Organizer notes and correspondence, California
2008-2009
Carton 2, Folder 26
Local 1021/Local 790 (San Francisco) conflict with SEIU
2006-2010
Carton 2, Folder 27
Local 1021 (San Francisco) resolution highlights
2007-2008
Carton 2, Folder 28
Local 1021 (San Francisco); Sin Yee Poon notes and correspondence
2008-2009
Carton 2, Folders 29-30
Local 888 (Massachusetts)
2004-2009
Carton 3, Folder 1
Local 521 (Santa Clara) and member service call centers
2008
Carton 3, Folder 2
Local 721(Los Angeles) reformers and MRC
2009
Carton 3, Folder 3
Call centers criticism
2008
Series 5:
Chapter 5:
Who Rules SEIU?
1996-2010
Extent:
Carton 3, folders 4-27
Scope and Contents
Contains research notes, correspondence, clippings, and articles regarding investigations into SEIU leaders and members of
the SEIU International Executive Board (IEB). Includes Andy Tripp interview notes, correspondence between Steve Early and
Peter Rachleff, Cal Winslow, and Javier Morillo, and a Rutgers University study on SEIU restructuring. Also includes articles
and clippings on the 2002 Boston janitor's strike as well as SEIU's organizing of health care workers in Massachusetts.
Carton 3, Folder 4
SEIU organizational structure and leadership; Andy Stern criticism
2006-2010
Carton 3, Folder 5
SEIU organizational structure and union democracy articles and correspondence
2004-2009
Carton 3, Folder 6
SEIU restructuring
2007-2009
Carton 3, Folder 8
Steve Early and Kim Voss correspondence; union trusteeships
2004-2009
Carton 3, Folder 9
Local 1199 (New York City) spending and disputes
2002-2008
Carton 3, Folder 10
Local 509 (Massachusetts) and National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) dispute
2004-2006
Carton 3, Folder 11
Local 26 (Minneapolis); Javier Morillo and Steve Early correspondence; Peter Rachleff interview notes
2008-2010
Carton 3, Folder 12
Andy Tripp interview notes and correspondence
2009
Carton 3, Folder 13
Florida Public Services Union (FPSU) election; SEIU organizer correspondence
2009-2010
Carton 3, Folder 14
James Bryant conflict of interest; SEIU leadership; Natasha Vargas-Cooper article and responses
2005-2010
Carton 3, Folder 15
Local 1199 (Massachusetts) and health care organizing
2006-2010
Carton 3, Folder 16
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
2009-2010
Carton 3, Folder 17
SEIU IEB members
2008-2010
Carton 3, Folder 18
Local 6434 United Long-Term Care Workers and Tyrone Freeman
2008-2009
Carton 3, Folder 19
Inquiries into SEIU leaders: Tyrone Freeman; Rickman Jackson; Annelle Grajeda; Alejandro Stephens; Sharon-Frances Moore
2008-2010
Carton 3, Folder 20
Walter Hamilton interview notes; Tom Balanoff article
2008-2010
Carton 3, Folders 21-23
Local 254 and Boston janitor's strike
2001-2004
Carton 3, Folder 24
District 1199 and Jerome Brown; response to Lerner-Rathke papers
2002-2010
Carton 3, Folder 25
AFL-CIO 50th Anniversary
2002-2004
Carton 3, Folder 26
SEIU report,
United We Win: A Discussion of the Crisis Facing Workers and the Labor Movement, and Stephen Lerner articles
2002-2008
Carton 3, Folder 27
Labor movement articles by Stephen Lerner and Michael Eisenscher
1996-2004
Series 6:
Chapter 6:
The Mother of All Trusteeships
2004-2010
Extent:
Carton 3, folders 28-37; Carton 4, folders 1-16
Scope and Contents
Comprises interview notes, news clippings, articles, and correspondence related to the battle between United Healthcare Workers
(UHW) and SEIU, resulting in UHW being placed under emergency trusteeship in January 2009. Includes interview notes with Sal
Rosselli, former President of the UHW and head of the newly formed National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW); legal documents
and emails detailing the election process; trusteeship hearings, reports, post-hearing reply briefs and transcripts of proceedings;
SEIU's civil trial against NUHW; interview notes with Paul Kumar and John Borsos; exit interview questionnaires from former
SEIU members; and numerous emails and articles by union members and leaders, with arguments both for and against the trusteeship.
Carton 3, Folder 28
Local 87 and SEIU Local 1877 (San Francisco) decertification; Olga Miranda expenses and reimbursements
2004-2009
Carton 3, Folder 29
San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC) and Mike Casey
2009
Carton 3, Folders 32-33
Sal Rosselli interview notes
2007-2010
Carton 3, Folder 34
Longterm healthcare workers local vote
2008-2009
Carton 3, Folders 35-36
Trustee conflict notes and correspondence
2008-2010
Carton 3, Folder 37
SEIU consolidation of locals
2008
Carton 4, Folder 1
Dan Siegel, UHW's post hearing brief and notes
2008-2010
Boxes 4, Folders 2-3
UHW trusteeship hearing
2008-2009
Carton 4, Folders 4
Longterm healthcare workers local protests
2008
Carton 4, Folder 5
Alexandra Early notes and correspondence
2009-2010
Carton 4, Folder 6
Correspondence and transcript of proceedings
2008-2009
Carton 4, Folder 7
Protest correspondence
2008-2010
Carton 4, Folder 8
SEIU vs. NUHW report, correspondence, and clippings
2009-2010
Carton 4, Folders 9-10
SEIU's civil trial against NUHW
2010
Carton 3, Folder 11
SEIU Local 134 (Rhode Island) trusteeship; Karen McAninch affidavit
2002-2008
Carton 4, Folder 12
Paul Kumar notes and correspondence
2009
Carton 4, Folder 13
UHW and Catholic Healthcare West contract; John Borsos interview notes; exit interview questionnaires
2008-2009
Carton 4, Folder 14
NUHW founding convention
2009, April 25
Carton 4, Folder 15
Steve Early correspondence with
Adios Andy! blogger
2010
Carton 4, Folder 16
SEIU staff dissent, resignation correspondence, and exit questionnaires
2008-2010
Series 7:
Chapter 7:
Ivy League Amigos No More
1999-2010
Extent:
Carton 4, folders 17-30
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, news clippings, articles, and correspondence pertaining to the 2009 leadership conflict within UNITE
HERE, with Bruce Raynor forming Workers United (WU) and affiliating with SEIU. Includes materials pertaining to "pink sheeting"
and to the UNITE HERE split and resulting legal battles. Also includes Articles of Agreement between Communications Workers
of America (CWA) and San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians, and CWA and Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians.
Carton 4, Folder 18
Elvis Meadez correspondence; legal documents
2009-2010
Carton 4, Folder 19
"Pink Sheeting" at UNITE HERE
2009
Carton 4, Folder 21
John Wilhelm and UNITE HERE conflict
2009-2010
Carton 4, Folder 22
SEIU and UNITE HERE secret deals; student activist grievances against SEIU
2008-2009
Carton 4, Folder 23
Bruce Raynor and UNITE HERE/SEIU/WU
2009-2010
Carton 4, Folder 24
Massachusetts and gambling
2007
Boxes 4, Folder 26
Unions and tribal casinos
2003-2008
Boxes 4, Folder 27
Boston labor movement; Las Vegas and hotel workers; student activist movements; Steve Early and Warren Heyman correspondence
2003-2005
Carton 4, Folder 28
UNITE HERE and SEIU settlement
2005-2010
Carton 4, Folder 29
UNITE HERE and hotel workers
2004-2006
Carton 4, Folder 30
Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: The Rise and Fall of Local 26, Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) in Boston by Betsy Aron
1999
Series 8:
Chapter 8:
The Progressive Quandary
1999-2011
Extent:
Carton 5, folders 1-14
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the materials pertain to the 2008-2009 SEIU/UNITE HERE and SEIU/UHW conflicts, including
An Open Letter of Concern to Andy Stern About United Healthcare Workers-West, and
An Open Letter of Concern About SEIU's Interference with UNITE HERE. Includes correspondence between those who signed the letters as well as correspondence between SEIU staff and leaders.
Carton 5, Folder 1
Open Letter to Andy Stern about UHW
1999-2008
Scope and Contents
Contains an open letter to Andy Stern signed by educators, journalists, and political activists expressing concern over SEIU's
move to put UHW under trusteeship. Contains correspondence between academics coordinating the signing of names, Stern's response,
and an email from Dorian Warren to Andy Stern apologizing for signing the letter.
Carton 5, Folders 2-3
SEIU correspondence
2008
Scope and Contents
Emails between SEIU officers and staff, in particular Stephen Lerner, and between SEIU staff and academics who signed the
open letter to Andy Stern. Also includes a draft of Stern's statement announcing the establishment of an independent committee
to develop standards for ethics and accountability in SEIU.
Carton 5, Folder 4
Organizational Change at SEIU by Adrienne Eaten, Janice Fine, Allison Porter, and Saul Rubinstein
2010-2011
Scope and Contents
Contains annotated copy of book,
Organizational Change at SEIU 1996-2009 by Adrienne Eaton, Janice Fine, Allison Porter, and Saul Rubinstein. Also includes emails between Steve Early and Tom Kochan,
Steve Greenhouse, and Janice Fine regarding consultant relationships at SEIU and other institutions.
Carton 5, Folder 5
Nelson Lichtenstein articles
2008-2011
Carton 5, Folder 6
Stronger Together: The Story of SEIU by Don Stillman
2009-2010
Carton 5, Folder 7
UNITE HERE and WU/SEIU conflict
2006-2009
Carton 5, Folder 9
Academics statements and correspondence on SEIU-UHW dispute
2005-2009
Scope and Contents
Academics statements on the SEIU-UHW dispute, Andy Stern, and the labor movement in general. Includes correspondence from
Barbara Ehrenreich, Adolph Reed, Kim Voss, Kate Bronfenbrenner, and Andrew English.
Carton 5, Folder 10
SEIU Ethics Commission
2008-2010
Carton 5, Folder 11
Steve Fraser articles
2008
Carton 5, Folder 12
Steve Early correspondence with Jack Metzger, Max Fraser, and Katrina Vanden Heuvel from the weekly journal
The Nation
2008-2010
Carton 5, Folder 13
An Open Letter of Concern about SEIU's Interference with UNITE HERE and responses
2009
Scope and Contents
Contains an open letter of concern from academics and activists regarding SEIU's interference in UNITE HERE. The letter went
public on June 25, 2009 with over 200 signatures. Includes correspondence between Nancy MacLean, one of the coordinators of
the letter signing, Javier Morillo and Michelle Ringuette from SEIU, and blogger Perez Stern. Also includes articles and notes
about The Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA) and LAWCHA's Fall 2009 newsletter.
Carton 5, Carton 14
Articles on SEIU and Andy Stern
2005-2009
Series 9:
Chapter 9:
How EFCA Died for Obamacare
2007-2010
Extent:
Carton 5, folders 15-21
Scope and Contents
Comprises news clippings, interview notes, and organizational documents related to health care, in particular, the Employee
Free Choice Act (EFCA) and labor law reform campaigns.
Carton 5, Folder 15
CNA and health care reform
2007-2010
Carton 5, Folder 16
President Obama, Rose Ann DeMoro, Wal-Mart, and health care reform
2008-2010
Carton 5, Folder 17
EFCA, President Obama, and health care reform; former Senator Scott Brown
2008-2010
Carton 5, Folders 18-19
Health care and labor unions
2009
Carton 5, Folder 20
Health Care for America Now (HCAN) and health care reform
2007-2009
Series 10:
Chapter 10:
Labor Day: The Sequel
1997-2010
Extent:
Carton 5, folders 22-29; Carton 6, folders 1-8
Scope and Contents
Contains research materials relating to the 2009-2010 battle between the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and SEIU
for bargaining rights at Kaiser Permanente.
Carton 5, Folder 22
Labor Day documentary
2006-2009
Carton 5, Folder 23
Draft of chapters 9 and 10
2010
Carton 5, Folder 24
NUHW Annual Report and research notes
2009-2010
Scope and Contents
Includes 2009 Form LM-2 Labor Organization Annual Report signed by Sal Rosselli on behalf of NUHW.
Carton 5, Folder 25
NUHW and SEIU conflict
2009
Carton 5, Folder 26
National Labor Relations Board and NUHW/SEIU conflict
2009
Scope and Contents
Delaware North, UNITE HERE, and WU petition to the National Labor Relations Board.
Carton 5, Folder 27
UHW trusteeship and formation of NUHW
2009
Scope and Contents
Notes and emails pertaining to the January 28, 2009 formation of NUHW, and its petitions to the National Labor Relations Board
seeking elections at hospitals where UHW represents workers.
Carton 5, Folder 28
SEIU, SMART, and the reform movement
2008-2010
Scope and Contents
Includes Early's notes from a SMART meeting on March 4, 2009 as well as emails and articles pertaining to SEIU and the reform
movement. Also includes election campaign and SMART campaign materials.
Boxes 5, Folder 29
Mike Parker interview notes and correspondence
2007-2008
Carton 6, Folder 1
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and California nurses
2010
Carton 6, Folder 2
Kaiser Permanente and union elections; NUHW campaign materials
2010
Scope and Contents
Includes Kaiser Permanente letter to Sal Rosselli of NUHW and Dave Regan of SEIU-UHW regarding the upcoming elections.
Carton 6, Folder 3
Agreement between SEIU and Kaiser
2010
Carton 6, Folders 4-5
Kaiser Permanente-Southern California region and SEIU/NUHW elections
2010
Carton 6, Folder 6
SEIU Local 1877 (California)
2009
Carton 6, Folder 7
Glen Goldstein notes and correspondence
1997-2010
Carton 6, Folder 8
Kaiser Permanente-Southern California region and SEIU/NUHW elections
2007-2010
Series 11:
Conclusion :
Signs of a New Worker Movement
2007-2010
Extent:
Carton 6, folders 9-12
Scope and Contents
Consists of research materials and notes generated while writing the conclusion to the book. Includes correspondence between
Steve Early and Monty Kroopkin concerning Local 221 elections in July 2009, and between Steve Early and Ed Bruno, National
Organizing Coordinator for National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC). Also includes materials pertaining to the SEIU and
California Nurses Association (CNA) alliance in March 2009.
Carton 6, Folder 9
SMART News! articles by Steve Early, Catherine Cox, and Lorrie Beth Slonsky
2008-2010
Carton 6, Folders 10-11
SEIU Local 221(California) and 2009 election protest
2008-2010
Carton 6, Folder 12
SEIU and CNA/NNOC agreement
2007-2010
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence between Steve Early and Marti Garza, a former SEIU-UHW leader sued for damages by SEIU.
Series 12:
Audio-visual materials
2007-2010, undated
Extent:
Carton 6, folders 13-18
Scope and Contents
Bulk consists of taped interviews with key players in SEIU, California Nurses Association (CNA), and National Union of Healthcare
Workers (NUHW) labor structure disputes.
Separated Materials
Audiovisual materials were removed from their original folders and rehoused in Series 12. See folder level descriptions for
original location notes.
Carton 6, Folder 13
Stewards firing video
2009
Scope and Contents
Video pertaining to the 2009 removal of UHW shop stewards by SEIU.
Carton 6, Folder 14
Rose Ann DeMoro interview
2007, October 31
Separated Materials
Original location: Carton 1, folder 8
Carton 6, Folder 15
Sal Rosselli interview
2007, November 6
Separated Materials
Original location: Carton 5, folder 7
Carton 6, Folder 16
Steve Early interview
2008, October 27
Separated Materials
Original location: Carton 1, folder 7
Carton 6, Folder 17
Mike Parker interview
ca 2008-2010
Separated Materials
Original location: Carton 5, folder 29
Carton 6, Folder 18
PowerPoint presentation,
Changing Messages and Changing Images, by Suzanne Gordon
2008, March 16
Separated Materials
Original location: Carton 1, folder 2
