Union Leader Quits After Scout Backlash

A union leader in Pennsylvania has resigned after being criticized for threatening legal action over an aspiring Eagle Scout's volunteer project.

Nick Balzano, president of the Service Employees International Union's Allentown chapter, submitted an unexpected resignation letter Thursday, along with a few other employees, SEIU spokesman Matt Nerzig told Foxnews.com.

The resignations came one day after FoxNews.com reported that Balzano had come under fire for saying earlier in the month that the SEIU might file a grievance against the city of Allentown for allowing 17-year-old Kevin Anderson to voluntarily clear a walking trail in a local park, instead of paying union members to do the work.

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16 Comments

GRuss

My experience with unions is they only benefit the lazy, good workers do very well without them.

Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 09:22 PM

Rottweiler

These thugs are definately being recycled somewhere else out of the public eye. This WOULD be a serious black eye to SEIU if the media brought it to the public's attantion. This story will be burried soon, right along with all the other negitive union stories,

Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 11:33 AM

joeyblueyes

AMERICA 1 THUGS NOTHING, HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 06:06 AM

Bell2ring

The union has been in the business of eliminating jobs, my cousin's husband lost his International Harvestor retirement after 40 years because of union greed, we have baled out auto companies over union greed, we are still baling out auto companies, GM lost more than 1 billion the past quarter, minimum wages eliminated lower paying jobs, black economists have suggested that union have somehow kept the black membership low by elimination of entry level jobs.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 11:40 AM

Cav vet

Can you "quit" a union in any other way than Jimmy Hoffa did?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 06:02 PM

red dot in a blue state

He should quit, pick pocket. Beat up on a kid for doing a good thing.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 02:07 PM

Lourdes

I guess the SEIU didn't hear that President Obama is encouraging volunteerism and service to the community.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 01:05 PM

Joe

Unions have out-lived their usefullness. They are part of the fiscal problems we have in this country.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM

Lee In KY

You're right Joe. Ever since OSHA legislation passed, unions have no legitamite reason for existence.

Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 07:02 PM

Estasia

This guy needs to be run out of town on a mule,no way is this even and American citizen,unless of course you have been obama doctrined..lost if this is the case..run him out of town..no help for him or his followers.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM

South SIde Irish

Another small victory. Dont worry about him being "reshuffled" because as Andy Stern has been quoted as saying: "We have their names, we know how they voted, we know where they live"

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM

joeyblueyes

THIS THUG JUST CHANGED LOCATIONS, HE WILL STILL BE STUFFING BALLOT BOXES 4 THE 4TH REICHER, BLACK MUSLIM

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 11:14 AM

-WE THE PEOPLE-

Oh, I'm so sure they resigned. They were promoted to Andy Stern's regime. THey didn't quit, they were promoted. The SEIU just wants you to think that to simmer you down...however, they DID NOT QUIT!!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM

B.O.H.I.C.A.

These union guys must be totally confused these days - one day they can screw you royally and get away with it and even get praised for it - the next day they try something like this and get crucified. Maybe it is there leader who has no plan - Ummm Ummm Ummm

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 08:50 AM