Non-health care workers at 2 Philly area hospitals vote to join union

Non-professional hospital workers at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have voted to be represented by District 1199C.

The Philadelphia-based union already represents employees such as cafeteria workers, laundry workers, maintenance staff and other service employees at eight area hospitals.

District 1199C officials said Saturday that among the 236 eligible workers at St. Christopher’s in Philadelphia, 161 voted in favor of joining the union and seven voted against. Among the 203 eligible workers at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pa., part of Crozer-Keystone Health System, 95 voted in favor of joining the union and 60 voted against.

Officials at the two hospitals were not immediately available to comment on the union votes.

Both hospitals had other union votes earlier this year when the nursing staffs at each medical center voted to join Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal