Report Confirms UHW Engagement in Financial Malpractice, Lays Out Recommendations to Protect Members and Offers Opportunity for UHW and SEIU to Work Together for Change
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In his Report and Recommendations issued last night to the International President on the trusteeship matter involving United Healthcare Workers - West ("UHW" or "UHW-W"), former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall, the outside hearing officer, found that "Leaders of the UHW did engage in financial malpractice and undermined democratic procedures..." and there are grounds for trusteeship.
Accordingly, Secretary Marshall recommends "that a trustee be appointed at UHW-W if that organization fails to comply with the following conditions [provided below]." After reviewing the recommendations, the International Executive Board (IEB) unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the report's recommendations and authorizing the International President to impose a trusteeship upon UHW-W if the following conditions, laid out by Marshall, are not met:
1. "Within 5 days of receiving my report and the decision of the International Executive Board, UHW-W must confirm in writing to the International President and me that UHW-W will abide by the International Executive Board's decision on long-term care in California, will fully cooperate with the implementation of that decision and will not use any UHW-W resources to undermine or interfere with the implementation of the decision."
2. "Thereafter, UHW-W must continue to abide by the International Executive Board's decision on long-term care in California, fully cooperate with the implementation of that decision and not use any UHW-W resources to undermine and interfere with the implementation of the decision."
3. "Within one week of receiving my report and the decision of the International Executive Board, UHW-W must mail to all of
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