PITTSBURGH — Roughly 1,200 medical technicians and
service workers at Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital have voted to join
the Service Employees International Union.
Officials with SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania say 83
percent of the service workers chose to unionize while 72 percent of the
technicians did. The service workers include janitorial and food service
employees and secretaries. The technicians include respiratory therapists, lab
technicians and nursing assistants.
The hospital released a statement Thursday morning after
the vote, saying, "Although we strongly believe that effective
labor-management relations can be achieved without the influence of a third
party, we also respect the right of employees to organize."
The hospital says it's committed to "a productive,
collaborative relationship" with all employees.
The union planned to release other details at a news
conference later Thursday.
Source: Daily
Journal
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