BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Nurses at CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck have voted to unionize two years after rejecting a similar move to join the Minnesota Nurses Association.
The union says an “overwhelming majority” of nurses voted in favor of unionizing in voting Tuesday and Wednesday. In 2017 when the nurses rejected the union some expressed concern with operational changes they said were harming patient care, as well as layoffs and large workloads.
The Bismarck Tribune reports says CHI St. Alexius Health spokeswoman Ellen Holt says the hospital would have preferred to work with nurses directly, but is committed to providing exceptional care.
The union declined to release the vote tally.
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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com
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