ANOTHER SEIU BEATING–
Ken Hamidi says he was beaten at an SEIU meeting. (CBS13)
HotAirPundit found the video report:
California SEIU members beat a state worker bloody because he wanted to expost the corruption within the union.
CBS13 reported:
A state worker is recovering after a bloody brawl at a union hall. He says members of the local SEIU 1000 beat him up and sent him to the hospital all because he wanted to expose allegedl corruption within the union.
Ken Hamidi is a state worker at the California Franchise Tax Board. Last night he walked into a union hall in Sacramento for an SEIU local 1000 meeting.
“We had every right to be here, very simple; it wasn’t anything private or anything exclusive,” said Hamidi.
But Hamidi says the union members did not want him there.
“Three, four people jumped at me, wrestled with me, then did all that,” said Hamidi. “I was covered in blood and then over to the emergency room.”
Photos of Hamidi in the hospital show him bloodied from the brawl. So why did this happen? Besides being a state worker, Hamidi says he’s an unpaid reporter for a cable access show and a vocal critic of the SEIU. He calls the state workers’ union corrupt.
“This is a union hall that is leased and is being furnished and equipped and everything with our money,” said Hamidi.
Hamidi says he came to the hall to expose how he says SEIU union leaders are spending tens of thousands of dollars on a political race, he claims, they have no right to do. After he and a photographer walked in to the meeting, it didn’t take long for Hamidi to be right out the door and on his way to the hospital.
The local SEIU says the man was acting like a bully.
November 8th, 2009 | 5:04 pm | #1
well yeah…. what did anyone expect.
i w*rked at a hospital here in Lost Angels that was union optional at the time, and the SEIU was getting all the usual suspects to go out on strike.
i started writing up fliers, in the best American tradition, such as “Top Ten Differences Between the SEIU and a Street Gang”, printed them up on my own dime, and dropped them off throughout the facility….
one day, someone i dealt with every day, and who really should have known better, verbally threatened me in the hallway.
that afternoon i was over at the NLRB, filing a complaint. nothing really came of it, since i had no witnesses on my side, but after that, the thugs walked wide when they saw me coming. %-)
November 8th, 2009 | 5:04 pm | #2
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November 8th, 2009 | 5:08 pm | #3
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November 8th, 2009 | 5:15 pm | #4
Right, the guy is a bully, but it beaten up by SEIU members….that is really rich. Unions, at least strong unions, are usually run by bullies – it is the only way they can exert power over the members…….common sense and gentle persuasion is out the window.
November 8th, 2009 | 5:17 pm | #5
Here in CA. the SEIU is nothing but legalized street thugs. They steal taxpayer dollars and don’t care if they bankrupt the entire state. They are like cockroaches. There are more Govt. employees (SEIU) per citizen then in any other state, you would thnk that would mean quick and good service. Not so, they don’t care no one can fire them.
November 8th, 2009 | 5:19 pm | #6
Unionized jobs are usually low skill ones. It’s not surprising that the bitter segment of the population which feels ‘entitled’ to more money and less work would flock to join unions. Neither is it surprising to see them fight for them at all costs against those who would seek to take their ‘hard earned’ positions away.
Fortunately unions are dying here in the US.
November 8th, 2009 | 5:20 pm | #7
This reminds me of the union thugs that the Democrats sent to beat up people at health care town hall meetings this summer.
November 8th, 2009 | 5:31 pm | #8
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November 8th, 2009 | 5:34 pm | #9
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prayers & well wishes going out to Mr, Hamidi (and all other
“Vnion” victims who do not make headline news or blogs)..
clip #6
#6: Unions Spent About $400 Million in 2008 Democratic Election
flashback to Feb/09
“Look for the union label”
[So. Tell us. Are we missing something here? Does this not sound a whole
lot like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and subprime lending? The same subprime lending that has led to a cascade of financial disasters, not to mention homelessness, for far too many Americans? Hasn’t the lending industry — or PSBHO — learned anything yet? Apparently not!]
more @ link, and much more here..
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November 8th, 2009 | 5:36 pm | #10
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November 8th, 2009 | 5:59 pm | #11
Lord, more Chicago thuggery. Disgusting.
November 8th, 2009 | 5:59 pm | #12
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November 8th, 2009 | 6:22 pm | #13
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re: bg @ 5:34 pm | #9
“Look for the union label” link..
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November 8th, 2009 | 6:39 pm | #14
Unfortunately, I’m a member of SEUI 1000. They’re nothing but DemocRat THUGS.
The SEIU is a completely corrupt organization, no different than ACORN.
November 8th, 2009 | 6:40 pm | #15
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Obama’s Most Frequent White House Visitor
via TRBO
clip #3
SEIU Chief Andy Stern @ least 22 WH visits in 6 months..
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November 8th, 2009 | 7:19 pm | #16
After Obama bankrupts insurance with his medical plan watch as he makes it impossible to work without being in a union. Union membership was dropping and this administration has staked their claim to union votes by implementing card check, exempting union members from the healthcare taxes and other actions.
November 8th, 2009 | 7:19 pm | #17
Q: What are you going to do about it?
A: Nothing.
November 8th, 2009 | 7:39 pm | #18
This is a page straight out of Ayn Rand’s script…I mean novel, Atlas Shrugged.
November 8th, 2009 | 8:07 pm | #19
Kenneth Gladney’s assailants from SEIU have not been prosecuted yet and that was 90+ days ago. So will anything happen to these thugs?
November 8th, 2009 | 8:08 pm | #20
That is why Union wanted to pushed for card check, so they can bully their members. Welcome to the Union intimidation tactics.
November 8th, 2009 | 8:20 pm | #21
Talk to the majority of forced union members and you will find all about the corruption in unions. It is rampant. It is why WA State lost some of its plane assembly to SC. Unions are killing W. WA State . . . hence, the rest of the state. Fortunately, E. WA is way different from W. WA. It is agricultural mainly. More down to earth people who use common sense.
November 8th, 2009 | 9:40 pm | #22
California unions own the state government and kick back a huge portion of their dues to the Democrats in the form of campaign contributions.
It should be illegal for a government employee union to maintain tax exempt status unless they donate equally to both parties.
November 8th, 2009 | 9:46 pm | #23
OT: Noticed another video about the ICC investigating the violence in Kenya and Odinga in 2007. Odinga was the one Obama campaigned for in Kenya when he was Senator in IL. Violence broke out when Odinga didn’t win and thousands of villagers murdered and Christians burned alive in their Churches.
November 8th, 2009 | 9:46 pm | #24
And WHO is it that has been invited to the White House 22 times in the past nine months and more than any other?
ANDY STERN, President of SEIU.
No, nothing suspect going on here. Move along or we’ll be knocking at your door.
November 8th, 2009 | 9:50 pm | #25
I get National Right to Work info and this is more wipespread everyday and will continue. This is what they are ordered to do.
http://nrtwc.org/
November 8th, 2009 | 10:03 pm | #26
The union and politics mix in America is nothing new. Look at how some unions helped Solidarity of Poland under President Reagan. And there, it was in service of liberty. Union violence in American politics is nothing new, either.
What is new, as well as quite scary, is that for the first time in American politics, a union has been turned into the ruling administration’s personal praetorian guard and attack dogs; sent out to quell dissension and opposition of any sort. Even if it means violating the citizens First Amendment rights.
November 8th, 2009 | 11:42 pm | #27
Oh yeah, a bully. The meanie probably caused bruises to appear on his attacker’s knuckles.
/sarcasm
November 9th, 2009 | 6:58 am | #28
If the union paid for the hall, then they have the right to limit access to the meeting unless they’ve said that their meeting is open to the public.
That said, that doesn’t give them the right to beat a man bloody.
November 9th, 2009 | 10:17 am | #29
[...] November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment Dear Readers: Some of you may remember the story of Kenneth Gladney, the townhall protester who was beaten by S.E.I.U. thugs during a rally this summer in St. Louis. It seems California has its own Mr. Gladney, as this post from Gateway Pundit demonstrates: ANOTHER SEIU BEATING– State Worker Bloodied Because He Was Going to Expose Corruption. [...]
November 9th, 2009 | 10:21 am | #30
Gateway Pundit: You may be interested to know that the first statewide “Tea Party” proposition is being organized. The Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition and Tea Party Patriots are organizing to push back on the state “Axis of Evil” — the partnership between union leaders and political elites.
Interested readers can check this for further details: Freeing State Employees from Union-Political Elite’s Deal: CA’s 1st TEA PARTY INITIATIVE
November 9th, 2009 | 1:59 pm | #31
It is unbelievable that a public orgaization thinks that it is acceptable to beat up on anyone for any reason. Bully my butt, what were the attackers being? What if that man died as a result of this heinious act. Assault is never to be allowed. These people must be punished. This Union is not serving it’s membership, The state os walking all over the members rights, with takeaways and pay cuts and this Union can do nothing to stop them or possibly they don’t really want to?
November 9th, 2009 | 2:31 pm | #32
Mail (will not be published) required ? It is published?
November 9th, 2009 | 3:11 pm | #33
Obama’s own people have said they would try the powers of persuasion but if that didn’t work they would use the persuasion of power. THAT MEANS A BEATING. THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST ORGANIZED CRIME.
November 9th, 2009 | 3:14 pm | #34
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November 9th, 2009 | 3:33 pm | #35
If you don’t agree with Obama he’ll have you beat up. That’s the message that SEIU is sending out across America! I don’t think it’s going to work however, because sooner. rather than later, these thugs will meet up with someone who looks like an easy target but will fight back and kick their asses or kill them. Why doesn’t Obama speak out against these thugs , he sent them! If he can’t bull his way thru, threaten. If that doesn’t work, he attacks! This is the person that Ameirca elected to the office of the presidency! He’s done nothing but lie about everything and when caught attack the people who dare bring it up! SEIU is Acorn the group he claimed he had nothing to do with while he ran for election and then the truth came out and he’s neck deep the *&^&&^ caused by ACorn. So America what’s it going to be? Are we going to allow Obama and his thugs to change our country into some social dictatorship or are we going to keep our freedom and rights? Where is the prosecution of the the thugs that beat of Gadney and now this guy? Where are they? It seems the prosecutors in the area that this happened are pro Obama and doubt want to file charges over something this trivial. Demand the state step in and arrest the &^^&%$ political hack for conspiracy to commit assult! If the State won’t do it call on the Federal Government to do it. If they refuse get your guns because they are telling you that we the little people don’t count only the big people do. well we out number them ten to one and I for one will not be intimidated by buillies or tyrants! wake Up America! This is our country and we don’t have to do as they say, they have to do as we say! We’re the boss and we need to fire a few thousand people, then start over with citizen statesmen as our forefathers suggested.
November 11th, 2009 | 5:56 pm | #36
One commenter said unions are dying in US. It WAS true, but with Obama, they are coming back. Here in Connecticut, HIGHLY paid State Employees are forced to be SEIU members or they cannot work for the State. I have relatives and friends making more than $60,000 a year and they have to belong to the Union. I would QUIT before I would belong to THAT union, or frankly, ANY union. I do NOT need anyone to speak for me, or take my money and do who knows what with it. I asked my niece how much the “strike” fund is, she does not know. The union bosses pay themselves big salaries and have nice perks, and do nothing but get in between management and employees.
November 12th, 2009 | 7:25 pm | #37
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