{"id":19175,"date":"2015-01-08T09:47:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T14:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=19175"},"modified":"2020-09-08T18:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T18:29:32","slug":"spokane-hospital-workers-vote-union-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/spokane-hospital-workers-vote-union-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokane Hospital Workers Vote Union Yes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/spokane.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/spokane.jpg\" alt=\"spokane\" class=\"wp-image-19177\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, service and maintenance workers at Providence Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Wash., voted \u2018Union Yes\u2019 to join UFCW Local 21. More than 240 workers at the hospital won union representation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW Local 21 members from the nearby Providence Sacred Heart hospital were an active part of the campaign, reaching out to Holy Family workers with stories of their own organizing drive and first contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSeveral years ago, we organized a union because we wanted job security and protection from management. Since we formed our union, we have had significant pay increases, rights at work, and peace of mind,\u201d recounted Colette O\u2019Harra, a housekeeper at Providence Sacred Heart. \u201cI am proud to stand with the workers at Holy Family as they join our union family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers at Providence Holy Family look forward to using their new voice on the job to improve patient care and to negotiate a contract that provides better job security and fairness in the workplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, service and maintenance workers at Providence Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Wash., voted \u2018Union Yes\u2019 to join UFCW Local 21. More than 240 workers at the hospital won union representation. 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