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Our View: Maine Med nurses vote to have a voice
With a new union, hospital employees will make themselves heard on working conditions and patient care.
By The Editorial Board
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National Nurses’ Week is a time when members of the public raise their voices to thank the men and women at the heart of the health care system.
This year’s festivities were kicked off when the state’s biggest group of nurses broke out something new – a voice of their own.
In a clear and convincing 1,001 to 750 vote that was certified Thursday night, nurses at Maine Medical Center joined a union, for the first time sending representatives to negotiate their pay, benefits and working conditions with hospital management. The Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United will now represent 2,000 registered nurses at Maine Med, the state’s biggest hospital, as well as the Scarborough Surgery Center and the MMC Brighton Campus, in Portland.
Updated April 29
Nurses at Maine Medical Center vote to form their first labor union
The 1,001-750 vote means about 2,000 nurses who work at Maine s largest hospital and other locations in the area will be represented in labor negotiations by the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses United.
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Nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland have voted 1,001 to 750 to form their first union at Maine’s largest hospital.
The ballots from the mail-in election were counted and certified Thursday night by the National Labor Relations Board, according to a news release issued by National Nurses United.
The vote means that about 2,000 nurses who work at Maine Medical Center, the Scarborough Surgery Center, and Maine Medical Center’s Brighton campus, also in Portland, will be represented in labor negotiations by the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses United.