SEIU Healthcare Minnesota

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum’s failure to support legislation that would establish a universal, single-payer health-care system has drawn criticism from some liberal activists. But on Thursday, members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota showed up at McCollum’s St. Paul office to praise her efforts on the health-care front.

UNITE HERE was billed as a dynamic new force in organized labor when it was created five years ago. Now the union is tearing itself apart with infighting. The ramifications of the ugly dispute are being felt at unions in the Twin Cities.