Tech Employees at Unity Hospital Vote to Join SEIU Local 113; More Than 120 Unity Workers Vote to Join Health Care Union, Strategic Alliance.FRIDLEY, Minn. -- This week, 127 tech employees at Allina-owned Unity Hospital in Fridley voted to join SEIU SEIU Service Employees International Union SEIU Special Education Intake Unit SEIU Secondary Education Interdisciplinary Unit SEIU Software Engineering Institute Union Local 113. The vote comes after the recent agreement between Allina and Local 113 for a new contract and strategic alliance to improve the delivery of health care in Minnesota. Those employees voting to join SEIU Local 113 include licensed practical nurses li·censed practical nurse n. Abbr. LPN A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and is licensed by a state to provide routine patient care under the direction of a registered nurse or a physician. (LPNs), surgery technicians, radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. technicians, respiratory therapists and other technical employees. "We are all concerned about quality care and what's best for our patients," said Michelle Miller Michelle Miller is an award winning correspondent for CBS News and has served as a substitute anchor on "The CBS Evening News" Weekend Editions and CBS News Up to the Minute. Miller was born in Los Angeles, California. , a respiratory care practitioner at Unity and new member of Local 113. "Now we are part of the decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from process and that's going to make a difference for our patients and our communities." This is the first vote since the ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. of a new strategic alliance agreement, under which Allina Hospitals & Clinics has agreed to remain neutral regarding the efforts of its non-union employees to unite with SEIU Local 113. After voting in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor joining Local 113, tech workers at Unity will form a committee of their coworkers to negotiate a new contract over the coming months. "This vote is another example of how we are changing the way health care works," said Julie Schnell, President of SEIU Local 113. "We all want to do what's best for the community, and the new members at Unity voted today to become part of a greater vision for providing quality health care at Allina." Allina and SEIU Local 113 last week announced their new contract and strategic alliance agreements that include a commitment to movement toward full employer-paid single and family health insurance, employment security, and a new workplace structure that makes Local 113 members part of the decision-making process in Allina hospitals. "We're committed to delivering quality health care for our patients and our communities," said Rickie Ressler, Interim President of Unity Hospital. "With this decision by our tech employees, we look forward to forging a new relationship built on mutual trust that will improve patient care." About SEIU SEIU Local 113 includes more than 14,000 hospital, clinic and nursing home workers across Minnesota, including more than 6,000 Twin Cities hospital workers, 2,500 of whom work at Allina Hospitals & Clinics. SEIU unites nearly one million health care workers nationwide. For more information, go online to www.togetherforqualitycare.org. About Allina Hospitals & Clinics Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina owns and operates 11 hospitals, 65 clinics, hospice hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can no longer be cared for at home. services, oxygen and equipment, pharmacies This article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently-owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major , and emergency medical transportation services. Allina Hospitals & Clinics and the latest health information can be found online at www.allina.com. |
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