SEIU union protests shut down Planned Parenthood fundraiser

[renard_ruse]

File this one under the "comment would be pointless" category:

The Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette (PPCW) in Portland, Ore. and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are in the midst of a little labor spat — but then nothing is little when it comes to either of these groups.

Last August, employees at the PPCW voted in favor of unionizing with the SEIU Local 49 in a National Labor Relations Board Election. The pair have been trying to work out a contract since November to no avail.

Due to frustrations with the slow contract process, the SEIU made plans to picket PPCW’s annual fundraising dinner scheduled for May 12 — a move that reportedly caused Oregon Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber to cancel his plans to attend the event, the Willamette Weekly reported.

“The governor will not cross the picket line and has canceled his appearance,” Kitzhaber spokesman Tim Raphael told Willamette Weekly.

The pressure caused PPCW to cancel the entire $250-per-plate event on Wednesday.

“It is with great disappointment that I write to let you know that we have decided to cancel our upcoming Spring Gala next Saturday, May 12,” David Greenberg, president and CEO of PPCW wrote in an email to supporters, obtained by Willamette Weekly.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/11/f...-parenthood-cancels-fundraiser/#ixzz1ugN4HS00

 

[renard_ruse]

They need janitors to clean up all the blood and body parts at Planned Parenthood clinics, but I guess the're too cheap to pay an, ahem, living wage for it.

 

[badbabysitter]

and yet, he comments