So I arrived at work this morning to find this in my mailbox:

Today, a majority of city employees are moving forward with efforts to build a strong, new union with SEIU.

City employees united in SEIU will submit more than 6,700 petition signatures to the city at 4 pm on Tuesday, March 28, at City Hall, 900 Bagby. Together, we’re seeking a union election so that all of us can vote and decide for ourselves whether we want to form a union. SEIU is the ONLY union to file petition signatures with the city to date and the only city employee union with a track record of success.

To learn more about how SEIU members are winning improvements in Texas, including wage improvements of 4.5 to 12 percent and a freeze on health care cost increases for San Antonio city employees, visit us online at http://www.seiutx.org

They’re really proud of what they did in San Antonio. Apparently it’s their only success to date, since they keep harping on it. So, anyway, since they failed last January, they went out and got some more signatures; enough to be a majority according to the Legal Department’s response. Also note the dig at the AFSCME NOW folks: “SEIU is the ONLY union to file petition signatures with the city to date and the only city employee union with a track record of success. ” Of course, AFSCME NOW disagrees, since both unions are taking credit for holding the line on our healthcare costs. I’m more inclined to believe AFSCME over this one. It’s hard to credit SEIU with being that influential yet, even given their politicking to date.

Oh, and I was slightly amused by this:

PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE FROM YOUR WORK EMAIL ACCOUNT. It is against City of Houston policy to forward non-work related emails.

Rats. Does this count? (FYI, my work shift doesn’t begin for another 10 minutes or so. Pbbbbbbbt.)