The powerful union SEIU 1199 backs progressive causes but has recent under fire for refusing to honor its own ideals in investing the huge pile of cash it controls.
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Grassroots labor advocates claim that if 1199SEIU home care workers got all the money they were owed, it would total $5 billion to $6 billion, putting staffing agencies out of business. The agencies say they'd need state help to pay the back wages.
The award is the result of years of arbitration between health care union 1199SEIU and home care agencies – but some labor organizers say it isn’t enough money to pay back wages.