Dave Regan, head of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, was accused last week of pushing a process server down the stairs when the court employee attempted to deliver documents from the California Hospital Association. Regan also allegedly intimidated the police officer who was sent to investigate the incident. Watch the CBS coverage here. To be fair, Regan IS in the middle of an internal war with SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry…so he’s kind of got a lot going on. Recent news on that front has to do with two SEIU locals filing separate ballot initiatives for a $15 minimum wage. Regan’s SEIU-UHW West is one. SEIU California State Council (with close ties to Henry) is the other. What a cost-efficient use of members’ dues money. On the bright side, at least these two groups have permission to withhold that money from hard working Americans. The same can’t be said for all SEIU locals – specifically, Local 503. The union continued to collect dues and fees from home health aide Maryann Rose’s paycheck, even after acknowledging her request to withdraw from the union. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has filed a lawsuit on Maryann’s behalf. And last but not least, Local 775 has been ordered to pay a $39,000 fine for campaign finance violations. The group concealed more than $1.4 million in political contributions over the course of several years.
