Illinois: SEIU Official Accusing Union President of Power Grab

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According to The Chicago Tribune:

Sal Rosselli doesn't think his union, the Service Employees International Union, is all that democratic, and he is making a fuss about it.

But he is not your average union-card carrier. As leader of a 150,000-member local in California, and until recently head of the more than 600,000-member SEIU California State Council, Rosselli has wielded quite a bit of union clout.

He also belonged to SEIU's executive committee until last weekend, when he resigned in a blistering letter to union President Andy Stern, accusing him of expanding his powers at members' expense.

Rosselli's gripe is likely to loom large at a gathering in Chicago, starting Tuesday, of officials from 29 SEIU locals who will be discussing strategy for dealing with Catholic health-care facilities.

The feud brought some unease for officials of the 1.5 million-member union, who like to portray the SEIU as leading labor's renewal.

"This kind of criticism from Sal is factually inaccurate and fundamentally untrue," said Dave Regan, head of District 1199, which represents 35,000 SEIU members in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky...click to continue.