1199 SEIU boss George Gresham accused of – Latest News
A bombshell Politico investigation reveals that 1199 SEIU boss George Gresham has used the union as his personal “piggy bank” to benefit himself, his household and his allies — data uncovered solely because the chief of the highly effective health-care employees union is embroiled in a hotly contested election.
1199 SEIU President George Gresham talking on the National Action Network’s annual conference on the Sheraton Hotel in New York, NY on April 2, 2025. Christopher Sadowski
His rivals accuse the chronically ailing Gresham (who attracts a $300,000 wage) of quite a few misappropriations, together with:
$60,000 to cowl his daughter’s room, board and transportation to accompany him on business journeys as his caregiver.
Over $300,000 on a “get out the vote” live performance sequence that coincided with Gresham household reunions.
$17,000 on a resort subsequent to Montefiore Medical Center when he was receiving dialysis remedy.
$86,000 for flights to South Africa in 2014 and 2018.
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A no-show union job that’s paid a Grisham ally over $1 million since 2009.
Grisham loyalists on the prime of 1199 insist it’s all kosher; the dissidents difficult him on this month’s election cite the “pattern of financial misappropriation” as why they’re working to unseat him . . . although the obvious abuse goes back twenty years, suggesting that any abuse wasn’t too objectionable till flagging it served their own ambitions.
With 450,000 members throughout 4 states and DC, 1199 is the nation’s largest health-care union and a enormous drive in New York politics.
That seemingly makes it too potent a energy in Democratic politics for NY Attorney General Tish James to research, however that’s no cause the Trump administration can’t begin digging — no matter which facet comes out on prime.
