Uniting to conquer; SEIU joins with other unions to target healthcare workers as organizing intensifies.(The Week in Healthcare)(Service Employees International Union)

From: Modern Healthcare | Date: August 21, 2006| Author: Evans, Melanie | Copyright information

Byline: Melanie Evans

Since parting ways with labor's largest coalition nearly a year ago, the Service Employees International Union has paired with potential rivals to jointly target healthcare employees, one of several maneuvers healthcare insiders cite as evidence of the union's expanding efforts to organize in the industry.

The union's alliances-part of labor's reshuffling after a high-profile breakup last summer-will likely lend strength to the SEIU's wi...

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