Nurses vote not to decertify their union at SLU Hospital

[Sherman A1]

Members of the nurse’s union at Saint Louis University Hospital voted against de-authorizing their union June 15, a measure that would have effectively created a “right-to-work” policy within the hospital.

The National Nurses United affiliate has about 650 members at SLU Hospital; only 140 voted in favor of de-authorization during three scheduled voting periods throughout the day. The measure needed 326 votes to pass.

The group calling for the de-authorization vote was led by Brian Hendricks, a registered nurse who has been with SLUH since 1989.

The union, National Nurses Organizing Committee, entered its contract with the nurses in June 2013; the contract expires in June 2016.

http://labortribune.com/nurses-vote-not-to-decertify-their-union-at-slu-hospital/

[Human101948]

1. One has to wonder about those 140 people who voted toscrew themselves...

I hear that people resent having to pay the union fees, yet they are perfectly happy to fork over more than that to the employer by going "right to work."