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SEIU prevailed in jury trial on breach of fiduciary duty claims under LMRDA § 501 and California state law. Individual UHW defendants liable for amounts ranging from $31,400 to $77,850; NUHW assessed $724,000 in damages for aiding and abetting the breach.
Union vs. Union Dispute Gets Dismissed by Court
This case involved a dispute between two labor unions - the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The SEIU filed a lawsuit against the NUHW, though the specific details of their disagreement aren't provided in the available information.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case entirely in March 2013. This means the court decided not to rule on the merits of the dispute and threw out the lawsuit. No damages were awarded to either side.
For workers, this case highlights that unions sometimes have conflicts with each other, not just with employers. When unions disagree - whether over membership, representation rights, or other issues - these disputes can end up in court. However, when a case gets dismissed like this one, it typically means the court found procedural problems with the lawsuit or determined it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.
The dismissal doesn't resolve whatever underlying issues existed between these two healthcare worker unions, but it does mean workers represented by either union weren't directly impacted by any court-ordered changes to their representation or benefits.
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