Naughty Joe continues his good work. As everyone has probably heard, Judge Norblad issued a judgement against Joe back in February 2008. I'm sure he was devastated that Judge Norblad was so blind as to not see the obvious view that Joe was right, and everyone else was wrong.

Joe is nothing if not resourceful and resilient. He filed a claim with the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). In August, BOLI ruled that SEIU 503 engaged in unlawful employment practices. Joe has taken this and run with it.

What isn't being reported is the latest move. Joe has now filed a lawsuit asking for $300,000. Case number 6:2008cv06317, Dinicola v. Service Employees International Union Local 503 et al, was filed on October 14, 2008 in the Oregon District Court in Eugene. The cause is listed as, "Fair Labor Standards Act - Maximum Hours."

The list of defendants is rather lengthy: Service Employees International Union Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union, Service Employees International Union, State of Oregon, Marc Stefan, Leslie Frane, Robert Gourley, Sonya Reichwein, Star Holmberg, Kathie Best, Dawn Morgan, Deborra Low, Barbara Casey, James Jacobsen, Farrell Hopkins, Catherine Stearns, Gina Santacroce, Linda Burgin and John Hawkins.

You might notice that all of our new Statewide Officers are on his hit-list. And the union itself of course.

So much for Joe's oft-repeated statements about not suing the union. He started saying this clear back in March 2007 at the Board meeting. The transcript shows that he said, in part, "I am not bringing a lawsuit against SEIU. I have no intention to sue this union." I suppose that after not getting his way he's changed his mind. And doubled his price!

Here's hoping that U.S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan can follow the fine example set by Judge Norblad. Just say, "No Dough Joe!"

In addition to this lawsuit, there's a rumor going around that Joe filed a million-dollar claim against SEIU 503 based on the BOLI finding. We haven't been able to find any documentation supporting this story. If you have information about such a lawsuit, please let us know where we can find that information.

Whether it is $300,000 or $1,000,000 doesn't matter. That's a huge chunk of money he wants, and we're all be paying for it. The total cost of defending against the original overtime claim wasn't small.

As a final note, we'd like to mention case number 6:2008cv06218, Dinicola v. Black & Decker et al, filed on July 15, 2008. That's the personal injury claim Naughty Joe filed against Black & Decker and Home Depot. He only wants $160,000 for that one. They're getting off cheap.