{"id":816,"date":"2009-10-19T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/?p=816"},"modified":"2009-10-19T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T15:32:02","slug":"Randy-Shaws-Dirty-Little-Union-Secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/19\/Randy-Shaws-Dirty-Little-Union-Secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Shaw’s Dirty Little Union Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Tenderloin Housing Clinic v. Nate Holmes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A History of Harassment, Union Busting, & Racism\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

May, 1999 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nate Holmes starts working for Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC)<\/p>\n

October, 2006 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c THC signs first union contract with SEIU Local 1021; Nate elected shop steward in December, 2006<\/p>\n

September, 2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Krista Gaeta appointed Housing Services Director without open posting of position. She immediately starts changing work rules, etc. without union-required meet and confer; Holmes files grievance on THC unfair hiring practice.<\/p>\n

Fall\/Winter, 2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gaeta continues violations of union contract, including harassment of Holmes as shop steward.<\/p>\n

December, 2007 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Holmes placed on administrative leave, pending \u00e2\u20ac\u0153investigation\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. He never receives results of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153investigation.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

January, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Holmes transferred to SRO Collaborative pending completion of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153investigation\u00e2\u20ac\u009d; he continues to serve as steward for former co-workers.<\/p>\n

February, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Internal investigation completed, no results given to Holmes. Human Resources Director Cathy Clagett informs Nate that she gave results to Evette Albert-Jordan, supervisor for worksite organizer Daz Lamparas .<\/p>\n

April 9, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in a meeting with worksite organizer Daz Lamparas, Lamparas informs Holmes that the investigation was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bogus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and that Shaw will lose in mediation; that he (Holmes) should not worry about it. <\/p>\n

April 10, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mediation hearing at THC conference room. Daz Lamparas fails to present the findings from the internal investigation by the THC. He tells Holmes that he (Holmes) lacks credibility and that he (Lamparas) will not take his case to arbitration. Lacking proper arbitration, Holmes was forced to settle without full relief. He later filed DFR charges at the NLRB.<\/p>\n

July, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Harassment from Krista Gaeta continues; Gaeta asks shop steward Ken Duignan to come to Housing Services staff meeting to inform staff that Nathaniel Holmes was no longer shop steward in the Housing Department. This was after Gaeta had been informed about two weeks previously that Holmes would continue as shop steward until January, 2009, when an election would be held in the Housing Department. A grievance was filed by Vaniesha Rodgers of the Housing Department, but she was later transferred \u00e2\u20ac\u201c end of grievance.<\/p>\n

September, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Holmes files DFRr against SEIU 1021 worksite organizer Daz Lamparas for not properly representing him in April mediation.<\/p>\n

October, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Randy Shaw, Executive Director of THC, to present his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153labor-friendly\u00e2\u20ac\u009d book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Beyond the Fields\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at a meeting at SEIU Local 87. A letter protesting Shaw\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actions signed by 60 of Nate Holmes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s co-workers was sent to Local 87.<\/p>\n

October 27, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Human Resources Director Janie Lara orders Holmes not to have any contact with any THC employee. THC employees also ordered not to talk with or have any contact with Nate Holmes with the threat of disciplinary action if this order is violated. This is a contract violation.<\/p>\n

November 6, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Holmes fired from THC before \u00e2\u20ac\u0153investigation is completed.<\/p>\n

November 11, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c SEIU\/THC Chapter Shop Steward Council meets and passes motion stating that, contrary to the claims of Randy Shaw, they supported the letter of support to Nate Holmes signed by over 60 members.<\/p>\n

November 14, 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Holmes and SEIU 1021 shop steward Alexandra Goldman in participate in hearing with Randy Shaw and HR Director Janie Lara. Shaw refuses to give his grounds for having fired Holmes, stating that Daz Lamparas had the information. Lamparas only received this information the following week. This is a contract violation.<\/p>\n

March 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Evette Albert Jordan meets with THC shop stewards council to get input if Holmes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s termination case merits arbitration. The Council informs Evette that the termination should be arbitrated.<\/p>\n

May, 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c worksite organizer Sara \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fred\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sherburn-Zimmer informs Shop Stewards Council that Holmes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s firing would be going to arbitration, but no paper work or date presented at that time.<\/p>\n

July \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Protests about unfair labor practices at THC begin at Modern Times Bookstore.<\/p>\n

July \u00e2\u20ac\u201c September, 2009 — More unfair labor practices protests at THC Hyde Street Office and 472 Turk Street office.<\/p>\n

September 14, 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c SEIU 1021 Sends Nate Holmes a letter affirming that they are taking his case to arbitration. However, as of this date Nate Holmes has still not seen copies of any papers filed for arbitration.<\/p>\n

October 6, 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c No arbitration date set yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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