The Strike Diary Joins the 21st Century

SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West has set up a strike blog for its members and the general public to chronicle its labor dispute and strike against Sutter Health, Inc. and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. The blog includes posts from UHW president Sal Rosselli, who notes that its not his first strike, but it is his first blog.

Sutter Health is under investigation by the Department of Justice for possible illegal contracting practices. Meanwhile, UHW and other unions just signed a 5-year contract with Kaiser Permanente that includes 13% increases for 82,000 workers. Rosselli calls the contract the best contract in the country.