[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The back and forth continues between SEIU and the California Nurses Association, with a California Superior court dismissing a temporary restraining order against SEIU and SEIU President Andy Stern filed last week. SEIU has described CNA's action as a "publicity stunt."According to an SEIU press release, the court had an opportunity to review video footage submitted by SEIU of the incidents that CNA falsely claimed to be "stalking," and on the heels of an anti-Strategic Lawsuit to Prevent Public Participation motion, also filed yesterday by SEIU, against the CNA "to prevent CNA from further efforts to silence critics of its divisive tactics," according to SEIU.<> <>"For months, CNA leaders have made inaccurate and exaggerated claims trying to cover up their own anti-union tactics in Ohio and other states. They have produced doctored 'evidence,' they have made phony allegations and they have cried wolf," said Andy Stern, SEIU International President. "Today’s court decision shows the public what the CNA is really about, but that’s little comfort for the thousands of Ohio nurses and hospital workers who saw their dreams of forming a union destroyed by the CNA.  It’s time Rose Ann DeMoro and the CNA wake up and apologize to the workers they hurt."There's more...

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Who's the latest promoter of the California Nurses Association, the labor union that's causing a split in the ranks of California's labor ranks and jeopardizing the campaigns of progressives? That would be the California Republican Party.

The CRP issued a press released yesterday afternoon from Chairman Ron Nehring that lashes out at SEIU and Sen. Barack Obama:

"After a difficult performance in yesterday's Democratic Presidential debate, Barack Obama is on the campaign trail today trying to blame his poor performance on the 'slash-and-burn' politics of old he so often decries.

But will Obama denounce the 'thug like behavior' that prompted a California Superior Court today to issue a restraining order against the Service Employees International Union's stalking, use of violence, and the harassment of officers, directors, and staff of the California Nurses Association?

Obama promises he can follow up his lofty ideals with action. Here is an opportunity for the freshman senator to do so. Will Barack Obama personally denounce the deplorable, thuggish behavior of his supporters? Or will he fail to lead yet again and defer to a campaign aide to make peace in the press?"

This is yet more evidence of CNA's destructive political agenda. Even the Republicans are taking advantage of the nurses union's damaging attacks on SEIU. Shame on CNA.