Submitted by the International Union of Police Associations
Referred to the Resolutions Committee
WHEREAS, the AFL-CIO has established a program of Solidarity Charters for local unions which have disaffiliated from the national AFL-CIO. Said unions may be readmitted to state, area and local labor bodies after applying for and receiving a solidarity charter from the National AFL-CIO.
WHEREAS, unions granted said solidarity charters agree not to raid or support raiding of any other local union.
WHEREAS, the Service Employees International Union Local 512 of Virginia has disregarded the no raiding promises it made when it applied for and was granted the solidarity charter that allowed for its participation in the Virginia State Federation.
WHEREAS, since its original charter issue date of August 6, 1994, the I.U.P.A. has paid the monthly per capita payments to the national AFL-CIO for all the benefits, rights and protections as an affiliate in good standing of the AFL-CIO.
WHEREAS, SEIU conducted a campaign directed at Local 5016 of the International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, which caused said Local to claim that it disaffiliated from the I.U.P.A. and affiliated with SEIU. SEIU provided advice and support to the officers of I.U.P.A. Local 5016 on disaffiliation from said I.U.P.A. and the national AFL-CIO.
WHEREAS, SEIU claims to be the fastest growing union in Virginia and counts the results of this raid as part of that growth.
WHEREAS, the International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, has been the target of a raid by SEIU in the past and has documented said raid in a proposed resolution at the AFL-CIO Convention of 2009. Said raid was against I.U.P.A. Local 8000 in California. Said raid included the distribution of disparaging literature to Local 8000’s members, including slurs directed at the AFL-CIO leadership.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Service Employees International Union is a pariah organization that seeks to weaken established AFL-CIO affiliates.
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the solidarity charters for any Service Employees International Union affiliate that has conducted raids on AFL-CIO affiliates be revoked. The revocation of said solidarity charters shall mean that the SEIU affiliate shall be expelled from participation in the central labor council or state federation in which it is located.