Two Conflicting reports on UNITE HERE Settlement with SEIU

1. Wilhelm Says No Deal With SEIU

By Ben Smith blogging on Politico

Spokespeople for the unions SEIU and UNITE HERE -- in talks to settle their bitter dispute -- wouldn't comment on a detailed report today on settlement talks.

But UNITE HERE president John Wilhelm circulated a brief memo to the staffers and allies this morning denying reports of a deal:

"There is no agreement with SEIU, despite rumors to the contrary. While we continue to talk, and make some progress, difficult issues remain unresolved..."

Read more at 

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0710/Wilhelm_says_no_deal_with_SEIU.html#comments


2. Hotel and Garment Unions Settle On Divorce Terms

By Daniel Massey

Published: July 12, 2010 - 3:34 pm

The garment workers union will hang on to Amalgamated Bank and the hotel workers union will gain ownership of a 600,000-square-foot Seventh Avenue office tower under terms of a tentative deal to end the bloody civil war that has raged between the two groups for nearly two years, sources on both sides said Monday.

As part of the deal, which still needs to be approved by the executive boards of both unions, the garment workers (Workers United) will also fork over a hefty amount of cash to the hotel workers (Unite Here)... Unite Here will also regain control of some bargaining units that had flipped over to Workers United during the battle.

To read more, visit the article at Crain's New York

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100712/FREE/100719977

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