Home care workers file for largest union election in Minnesota history

[Omaha Steve]

Source: workday Minnesota

By Barb Kucera,

ST. PAUL

Joined by the clients they serve, workers who care for people in their homes filed Tuesday to form a union. Organizing under the slogan, “Invisible No More,” they said a union will improve pay, working conditions and the quality of care.

The state Bureau of Mediation Services will conduct a mail ballot election among the state’s 26,000 home care workers, making it the largest single union vote in state history.

The workers are seeking representation by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, a statewide local of the Service Employees International Union. They filed cards signed by more than 9,000 home care workers, triggering the process for a vote. Organizers expect the election to take place in August.

“We are coming together because we know that in other states where home care workers have formed a union, they have won significant wage increases, access to benefits and training opportunities, and most importantly, a voice in the state decisions that affect them,” said Darleen Henry, a home care worker from Rosemount.

FULL story at link.



Tyler Frank, who cares for his partner, Nicole, was among the home care workers who spoke at a rally Tuesday after filing for union representation.


Read more: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/home-care-workers-file-largest-union-election-minnesota-history

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[shenmue]

1. Go union!

[benld74]

2. Scotus decision? BOOM!

[Demeter]

3. We did that in Michigan

within 2 years we were a "right to work for less" state. Thanks to the Koch Bros. and the louse Governor Snyder.

[PatrickforO]

4. Workes EVERYWHERE need to push back against subsistence wages, lack of

pensions, poor benefits and economic insecurity.

[genwah]

20. Conversely, workers fighting anywhere are fightig for workers everywhere.

[quadrature]

5. who is the employer? ...nt

[Omaha Steve]

6. From the next paragraph

"Home care workers are employed by their clients – seniors and people with disabilities – but are paid mainly through public funds"

[quadrature]

7. thanks for posting...nt

[jwirr]

10. At least from what I know - here in MN the workers are paid through public funds and the state has

the right to set the pay schedule for various types of workers.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Bump.

[Iliyah]

9. K & R

they as well need health care ins.

[riversedge]

11. Good for you.

[JoeyT]

12. K&R n/t

[LeftofObama]

13. K & R! n/t

[cate94]

14. K & R

[leftyohiolib]

15. wasnt harris v quinn about home health care workers not wanting to pay union dues?

btw thanks again again for the excellent news

[Omaha Steve]

16. Most want to pay dues

Eight home health care workers objected to paying union security fees, and challenged the PLRA out of thousands of workers!

National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation got businesses to put up the $ in this anti-union case.

OS

[leftyohiolib]

18. thanks and thank you os for the labor posts

[Smarmie Doofus]

17. Oh. Unions. "That is SO *20th* century."

Yeah. That's the POINT if you think about it.

Just as : our present economic arrangements are SO *19th* century.

K and R.

[theHandpuppet]

19. RISE UP and FIGHT BACK!

Happy to support, kick & recommend!

[DesertDiamond]

21. GOOD! Caregivers should unionize everywhere! They get paid piddle for backbreaking work

[myrna minx]

22. The SEIU has been doing wonderful work in Minnesota.

Congratulations to their new brothers and sisters.

[closeupready]

23. An economy without any unions can not be capitalism.

It's something else, and whatever that system is called, it's more likely than not that it's quite hard on working people, without commensurate compensation.

[mitchtv]

24. Honor Labor

It's got to be done!

[Overseas]

25. K&R. Glad to hear it.