This morning, SEIU Healthcare PA brought four Manor Care nursing home workers and the family member of a resident at Manor Care's Easton facility to confront Carlyle CEO David Rubenstein. Carlyle, a private equity company, recently bought Manor Care, the the nation's largest nursing home chain, for $6.7 billion.

We dropped a banner inside the hotel and chanted while a nurse's aide attempted to talk to Rubenstein, who rudely suggested that she "take remedial English." The conference was disrupted for a good fifteen minutes.

Thanks to our friends at UNITE HERE!, ACORN, PUP, and our brothers and sisters from SEIU Childcare, SEIU 32BJ and the SEIU State Council for joining us at the event.

You can see coverage online here:

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080118_Union_hecklers_disr...

http://www.dealbreaker.com/2008/01/david_rubsteins_speech_at_whar.php#mo...

http://www.pehub.com/?gclid=CK7E6ZaQgJECFRuhFQodsVWjGg

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/union-protest-roils-private...

http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2008/01/wharton_pe_conference_proteste....