Word: seiu
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...autonomous union has been mired in negotiations with the University since 1996, when it became certified by the federal government. Prior to that time, the union had been affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of the largest service unions in the country...
However, a source with knowledge of the complaint said that the "rival" union in question is not the SEIU, a frequent target of the guards' criticism...
Union president Stephen G. McCombe has called the University's relationship with the SEIU "cozy." Several guards and other union officials have complained that SEIU and the University are too closely aligned in order for the SEIU to represent the interests of its workers...
Like the Harvard Union of Clerical andTechnical Workers, the security guards "local" wasa part of the Service Employees InternationalUnion (SEIU...
Blocking the path of informal negotiations,according to McCombe, was the University's "cozy"relationship with the SEIU, which he said makes itdifficult for each "daughter" union underneath theSEIU umbrella to negotiate...