SEIU United Healthcare Workers West controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Nonexistent N95 mask stockpile
A proposed supply of 39 million N95 masks promoted during the COVID-19 shortage was discovered not to exist. Federal investigators uncovered the scheme while attempting to obtain the shipment for FEMA, and SEIU-UHW said it had no financial interest in the transactions.
2009
Trusteeship and internal union conflict
SEIU's trusteeship of the local and removal of its executives produced a major organizational dispute, followed by the creation of the rival National Union of Healthcare Workers and contested representation elections.