Bernie Sanders calls on UnityPoint Health to recognize nurses’ union vote
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging UnityPoint to recognize the nurses who voted to unionize last year.
Sanders wrote to the Iowa healthcare provider, saying, “UnityPoint should be investing more in nurses and healthcare workers, not illegal union-busting tactics to intimidate and retaliate against nurses.”
KCCI previously reported that UnityPoint nurses passed their vote to unionize last year, but the vote is now under review after UnityPoint filed objections over the election process.
UnityPoint responded to Sanders’ letter, stating, “Every nurse has the right to make an uncoerced decision, free of intimidation and abuse of the election process.”
The decision to unionize is now being weighed by the National Labor Relations Board.