The SEIU Members
MidValley Recall Squad asks...
Who Ya Gonna Recall?

A Union Buster! - President DiNicola

 

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Newspaper Headlines, Blogs and Letters to the Editor

07/30/08 - (WILLAMETTE WEEK - Our weekly Olympian effort.) - "The head of a big Oregon union is suing Black & Decker and Home Depot"...

03/06/08 - (LOADED ORYGUN) - "SEIU 503 president's court case tossed out"...

03/03/08 - (UNION REVIEW) - "Judge Tells SEIU President He's Not Due Overtime; Just Like Many of His Members Have All Year"...

02/29/08 - (OREGONIAN) - "Court tosses big wage claim by SEIU leader"...

12/16/07 - (UNION REVIEW) - "Union Leader Who Seeks $110K in Overtime is Faced with Rank-And-File Action to Have him removed!"...

12/14/07 - (UNION REVIEW) - "My Very Own Personal Grinch" (Letter to the Editor)...

09/27/07- (DAILY EMERALD - U of O) - "University classified workers need to stand up to DiNicola, support recall" (Letter to the Editor)...

09/18/07 - (ALBANY DEMOCRAT HERALD) - "Union pay setup explained" (Letter to the Editor)...

09/14/07 - (ALBANY DEMOCRAT HERALD) - "Union flap ensnares state"...

09/14/07 - (EUGENE REGISTER_GUARD) - "Union President faces recall effort"...

09/11/07 - (OREGONIAN) - "Union in wage fight with leader"...

07/26/07 - (OREGONIAN - Blogspot) - "Overtime Joe brings Oregon national ridicule"...

06/29/07 - (UNION REVIEW) - 'Local Union President Seeks $110,000 in back-pay for OT"...

03/02/07 - (WILLAMETTE WEEK - Rogue of the Week) - "Joe DiNicola - The president of Oregon's second-largest union wants an extra $110,000. Union officials say his bill is bull."...

 An Open Letter to All SEIU Local 503 Members

Members of SEIU Local 503 are contacting other members of our Union so they can learn about the need to recall our elected President, Joe DiNicola.

It has cost the members more than $46,000 in legal fees to deal with Joe’s claims for overtime. He has been asked to resign several times and several ways but he refuses…even after losing in court. Instead, he continues to disrupt the usual flow of Union business with more legal actions, and obstructs and delays Board of Directors and committee meetings. Please read the Recall Information Sheet, the Bredhoff & Kaiser Legal Opinion and Judge Norblad’s decision for some of the reasons why we have lost all confidence in Joe’s ability to be our leader.

SEIU Local 503's Constitution and Bylaws allow for the recall of an elected officer when 20% of the members eligible to vote sign a request to do so. Thousands of members have already signed. Every member needs to be educated about the issues and sign the petition so we can get a recall election and “LET THE MEMBERS DECIDE!

This is an entirely member driven petition. SEIU Local 503 staff cannot provide support or provide Union resources to this effort. Individual members pay all the expenses for copying, postage, and travel to reach our members. Your donation of any amount is gladly accepted.

Please review all the information contained in this website, download a copy of the Petition Guide, sign the Recall Petition and ask your co-workers to do the same. Mail your petition signatures in now! We are closer than ever to our goal of insuring integrity and leadership in our Union!

In unity!

Catherine Stearns
President Elect - SubLocal 200,
Board of Directors Seat - DHS Coalition,
and Captain of the MidValley Recall Squad

"Oh we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh we're not gonna take it anymore.
We've got the right to choose it
There ain't no way we'll lose it
This is our life, this is our song.
We'll fight the powers that be just
Don't pick our destiny 'cause
You don't know us, you don't belong.

Oh we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh we're not gonna take it anymore

Oh you're so condescending
Your gall is never ending
We don't want nothin', not a thing from you
Your life is trite and jaded
Boring and confiscated
If that's your best, your best won't do.

Oh Oh

We're right (yeah)
We're free (yeah)
We'll fight (yeah)
You'll see (yeah)

Oh we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh we're not gonna take it anymore.

Oh we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh we're not gonna take it anymore

NO WAY !"

(Music and Lyrics by Twisted Sister)

Here are some of the re-elected and newly elected members of SEIU Local 503, OPEU's Board of Directors who support a recall election for President Joe DiNicola.
They say,"LET THE MEMBERS DECIDE!"