Opinion ID: 2981468
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: SEIU HCMI-Local 79 Merger

Text: On June 11, 2007, SEIU HCMI and SEIU Local 79 initiated a merger, under which Local 79 would be consolidated into SEIU HCMI. A “Reorganization Agreement” governed the relationship between the two unions during the consolidation period. The Reorganization Agreement placed SEIU HCMI under the governance of a temporary constitution and bylaws imposed by SEIU International. The agreement also called for SEIU HCMI to guarantee job protection for all full-time Local 79 staff through June 30, 2008, subject to their termination for cause. The Reorganization Agreement further required that any dispute not resolved by mutual agreement be submitted to the president of SEIU International, or the president’s designee, or final resolution. Pursuant to his authority under the SEIU International constitution, the president of SEIU International officially merged the unions on September 4, 2007.