Here are three things to know about the vote.
1. Kindred workers affected include certified nursing assistants, cooks, environmental services aides, food services aides, licensed vocational nurses, materials management clerks, medical records clerks, monitor technicians, phlebotomists, radiology technologists, respiratory therapists, respiratory care practitioners and surgical assistants.
2. The vote means these Kindred workers will be able to help SEIU-UHW’s campaign to fully fund Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, and qualify a statewide initiative for the November 2016 ballot that would gradually raise California’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021, the union said.
3. With the Kindred election, more than 1,500 hospital workers throughout California have become part of SEIU-UHW this year.
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