SEIU's fight against public health in Ohio

By CNA/NNOC

April 25, 2003

In 2003 SEIU Local 1199 shocked Ohio residents with a deceitful campaign against a health and human services levy in Cuyahoga County after the county refused to give them an agreement similar to the one Local 1199 just signed with Catholic Health Partners.

Here's what the Cleveland Plain Dealer said about Local 1199: "The SEIU is purposefully trying to rip an $80 million hole in Cuyahoga County's safety net by denying basic human services for needy children, the working poor and those in desperate need of mental health treatment" and "cares not a whit for the lives it will crush in the process." (April 25, 2003)

In the end, the SEIU was censured for its lies by the Ohio Elections Commission, and the levy passed despite their campaign.