Nurses at Abbott Northwestern-Westhealth Vote for Union Representation with Minnesota Nurses Association
(St. Paul, MN – Feb. 14, 2014) 32 registered nurses at Abbott Northwestern Westhealth Emergency Department and Urgent Care on Thursday overwhelmingly voted for a voice at work through contract representation by the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA). In a secret ballot election, conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, nurses voted by 92% to join MNA.
Many of the nurses at the new stand-alone emergency/urgent care unit located in the Twin Cities suburb of Plymouth have worked at other MNA contract facilities and were eager for the same opportunity to have a voice in their workplace to be able to advocate for themselves and their patients.
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