From the November 16 edition of Glenn Beck:

BECK: It seems like this is what SEIU does. It's what they did to a TV reporter [Ken Hamidi] in California earlier this month. They left him bloodied and in the hospital. Even--

STERN (video clip): We took names, we watched how they voted, we know where they live.

Fact: SEIU leader stated Hamidi initiated violence

While Hamidi claims that “union thugs... brutally beat me up” as part of a “conspiracy” organized by SEIU Local 100 leaders Yvonne Walker and Jim Hard, Walker has reportedly stated that Hamidi “again attempted to disrupt a meeting” and “When he was asked to leave, he responded by physically and verbally assaulting several staff members--causing injury to one individual.”

Fact: Stern not part of the story

Despite Beck's suggestion, even Hamidi has not alleged that Stern was responsible for his alleged assault, instead accusing local officials of giving the “direct command” to attack him.

Fact: Police reportedly “not sure who's to blame” for altercation

In a November 6 news report, California's KCRA Channel 3 News reporters stated that “Sacramento police still aren't sure who's to blame for the bloody and chaotic end to a union meeting in downtown Sacramento” and that “what we still don't know is the big question: who attacked whom?”

Fact: Hamidi removed from previous SEIU meetings by police

According to a November 6 article on the incident by KCRA: “Hamidi is an outspoken critic of the union. He hosts a cable access show that regularly criticizes leaders of SEIU. Hamidi admits that police have escorted him out of previous union meetings.”