CHILDREN'S SERVICES FOUNDER RESIGNES VS

THE FOUNDER OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, THE LARGEST CHILD-CARE PROVIDER IN MONTEREY COUNTY RESIGNED LAST WEEK. JEAN MINER ALSO IS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE SALINAS-BASED CHILD-CARE ORGANIZATION THAT SHE FOUNDED. THE REASON MINER GAVE FOR HER RESIGNATION, IS THAT SHE HAS BECOME FED UP DEALING WITH THE EMPLOYEE LABOR UNION. LEADERS OF THE SERVICE INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES UNION LOCAL 817 HAVE CRITICIZED HER LEADERSHIP IN THE PAST. THE UNION REPRESENTS ABOUT 130 OF THE SERVICE?S EMPLOYEES. CHILDREN'S SERVICES INTERNATIONAL RUNS 8 CHILD CARE CENTERS, TAKING CARE OF ABOUT 500 MONTEREY COUNTY CHILDREN.