[brian]

DUBUQUE - A close vote went the union's way Wednesday Night, which will continue to represent nurses at Finley Hospital. 144 voted in favor of the union, 137 voted again. The unofficial numbers show 96% of the eligible nurses showed up to vote.

more info: Finley nurses keep union
also:
Close Vote Keeps Nurses Union at Finley Hospital (The Gazette)
Finley nurses vote to keep union alive (The Des Moines Register )

[HM2Viking]

“As with general support for unions, interest in union representation on the job has increased in recent years. Among all [non-union] non-managerial workers, 53 percent now say that they definitely or probably would vote in favor of union representation in their workplace, with 38 percent who would vote no. By comparison, in 2003, we find an even division in the vote on union representation: 47 percent vote yes and 47 percent vote no. This result and a similar response in a 2002 AFL-CIO survey (50 percent yes) mark a very substantial improvement over the previous decade. In both 1993 and 1996, the ‘yes’ vote stood at just 39 percent among non-union workers, while a majority indicated that they would vote no. From 1997 to 2001, support rose slightly to about 43 percent yes, but opposition still stood above 50 percent. Now support for union representation equals or exceeds opposition—a substantial change from sentiment in the early 1990s.”

These results are even more impressive considering that Harris asked the same question as Hart Research way back in 1984 and found that a mere 30 percent said they would likely vote for a union, while 65 percent said they would likely vote against. Hart Research’s pro-union 2005 results are therefore quite an amazing shift in sentiment.

Interesting comment from the Center for American Progress. http://www.americanprogress.org/issu...rw_unions.html

[leslymill]

Originally Posted by HM2Viking

Interesting comment from the Center for American Progress. http://www.americanprogress.org/issu...rw_unions.html

Back in the 80,s nursing associations and hospitals degraded unions as unsafe to patient care.
Now the blinders are off and we see who really is the threat to unsafe patient care.

Same has been our view un socialized medicine. Hopefully soon than later.