Nurses at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., have voted to join the Communications Workers of America in District 7, according to a Jan. 8 union news release.
The vote covers about 350 nurses at the nonprofit hospital. CWA said the group will now focus on organizing four smaller satellite clinics and negotiating a first contract.
San Juan Regional is a 198-bed, level 3 trauma center. In a statement shared with Becker’s, the hospital said it respects employees’ rights to decide whether to unionize and will negotiate with the union in good faith once a request to bargain is made.
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