United Service
Workers West
Southern California
Headquarters
828 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213)284-7705
(213) 284-7725 fax
Orange County office
1200 N. Main Street
Suite 900
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714)245-9700
(714) 245-9710 fax
San Diego office
4265 Fairmount Ave.
Suite 260
San Diego, CA 92105
(619)641-3050
(619) 641-3055 fax
Northern California
Headquarters
3411 East 12th Street
Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94601
(800) 772-3326
(510) 261-2039 fax
San Frandsco office
45 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415)552-1301
(415) 552-1307 fax
San Jose office
1010 Ruff Drive
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 280-7770
(408) 280-7804 fax
Stanford office
42Argue!!oWay
P.O. Box 19152
Stanford, CA 94309
(650) 723-3680
(650) 723-3650 fax
Sacramento office
140121st Street
Suite 310
Sacramento, CA 958II
(916)498-9505
(916) 497-0806 fax
May 2,2012
Angela F. Braly
President and Chief Executive Officer
WellPoint Inc
120 Monument Circle
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Dear Ms. Braly:
Our local union represents 35,000 workers in the California service
industries and many of our members receive their benefits through
WellPoint plans, through a combination of employer contributions that
come out of our contract settlements and direct contributions from our
members. Taxpayers in our communities contribute to WellPoint as well.
As customers of WellPoint we were disappointed to learn of the
company's support for organizations and politicians who promote anti-
worker policies such as the reduction or elimination of collective
bargaining rights and the repeal of health care reform. In
a recent statement, WellPoint said, "We are committed to participating in
the political process in a responsible way that serves our best interests
and the best interests of our shareholders and customers." WellPoint's
actions are clearly NOT in our best interests. It is through collective
bargaining that we are able to negotiate for the health care benefits our
families need. WellPoint's billions come from the pockets of workers,
taxpayers, and other employers. They should be used for health care, not
to promote extremist policies.
We call on WellPoint to quit ALEC, quit the U.S. Chamber and stop
funding extremist organizations and anti-worker politicians like Scott
Walker, Mitch Daniels and John Kasich.
Sincerely,
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Mary Kay Henry, President, SEIU
Larry Smith, ABMI, Inc.
Phil Collins, ISS International, Inc.
Tim Brekke, ABM Janitorial Services
Ray Magnussen, Paragon Services, Inc.
