Earlier this month, the Service Employee put on the second official “Fight for $15” convention which of course the SEIU deemed a success. SEIU has thrown a lot of money the last few years into creating an illusion of accomplishment. Even with their success in the discussion of raising the minimum wage, the big question now is: Will it pay off? Not according to Matt Haller, a spokesman for the International Franchise Association, who, when discussing SEIU’s attempt to persuade the Board to rule in favor of “joint employer” status for franchisers and franchisees, said: “What SEIU doesn’t want people to understand is that you need employers before you can have employees…Unfortunately for these workers, the union wants to get rid of the small local franchise business owners who employ the vast majority of potential new members they seek to represent.” We’ve covered Big Labor’s use of worker centers as a way to skirt union reporting requirements, but if you’d like to review the subject, this article contains some nicely detailed analysis, although the author argues that such centers should not be considered as labor organizations.
