Support staff at Morrisville’s Copley Hospital voted to unionize last Thursday. The formation, which came through a decisive 68-44 vote, joins together the hospital’s nearly 150 staff with its almost 100 nurses in the regional United Nurses and Allied Professionals union.
“I wanted to form a union to be able to have a voice at the table,” Leta Karasinksi, an emergency department technician, said in a press release.
“Up until a few years ago, we had the same healthcare plan as the nurses. Now the union nurses have a better health plan than us,” she said. “I want to see equality with benefits. I want to see safe staffing patterns to be able to deliver the quality of care our patients deserve.” continue reading….