Maine Medical Center made news when it brought in anti-union consultants from out of state to fight the organizing drive.
The pro-union nurses in Maine came out ahead despite an anti-union campaign by the hospital. Maine Med
Maine State Nurses Association President Cokie Giles called it a “new day for nurses and patients” in a statement on the election results. The hospital has a week to file objections with the National Labor Relations Board and said in a statement that it is “reviewing the election results,” but acknowledged that the union appeared to have majority support.
The win in Maine was years in the making. The Maine State Nurses Association had tried unsuccessfully to unionize the hospital two decades ago.This time around, Maine Med, a “union avoidance” firm that helps employers scuttle organizing drives. Following reporting by the Portland Press Herald, the hospital acknowledged it had administered vaccinations to some of those consultants who had come from out of state, a violation of Maine’s vaccine guidelines.
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