Election results were counted Wednesday at the hospital, which is part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics. The newest members of SEIU Healthcare will join 969 Abbott Northwestern Hospital service and maintenance, technical and professional employees already represented by the union.
Throughout Allina Hospitals & Clinics, 3,052 employees are represented by SEIU Healthcare. In 2006, Allina and SEIU formed a groundbreaking Strategic Alliance to tackle the deep challenges that face health care in Minnesota and around the country.
"Today, nearly 500 of us stood together and voted YES to unite with our co-workers in SEIU Healthcare," said Jamie Wanjiku, an operations technician at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. "This is an historic event for all of us, our families, and our patients. Today, we united with over one million health care workers nationwide and 14,000 across Minnesota who are committed to making sure our health care system works for everyone."
"We\'re excited to have so many new voices joining with us," said Michelle Miller, a respiratory therapist at Unity Hospital and a leader of SEIU Healthcare. "We\'re looking forward to adding their ideas and energy to our union\'s mission to build healthy communities."
These new members of SEIU Healthcare (formerly known as SEIU Local 113) will elect a committee to negotiate a contract over the coming months just as the pacts for all the other SEIU Healthcare workers at Allina will be opening for negotiation. Those contracts are all part of the Alliance and expire in February 2008.
"This vote is another example of how, together, we are changing the way health care works," said Julie Schnell, president of SEIU Healthcare. "We all want to do what\'s best for the community, and the new members at Abbott Northwestern voted today to become part of a greater vision for a health care system that works for everyone."
The SEIU-Allina Strategic Alliance represents a new model in healthcare-labor relations, the union and company said. It is a 10-year vision to provide industry-leading health care by creating an environment in which employees flourish, there are opportunities for advancement and growth, and resources are used in the most cost-efficient manner.
The vision of the Alliance is to make Allina the best place to receive care and the best place to work, they said.
For more information
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota unites more than 14,000 hospital, clinic and nursing home workers across Minnesota. Its website is www.seiuhealthcare.org.
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its website is www.allina.com.
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Election results were counted Wednesday at the hospital, which is part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics. The newest members of SEIU Healthcare will join 969 Abbott Northwestern Hospital service and maintenance, technical and professional employees already represented by the union.
Throughout Allina Hospitals & Clinics, 3,052 employees are represented by SEIU Healthcare. In 2006, Allina and SEIU formed a groundbreaking Strategic Alliance to tackle the deep challenges that face health care in Minnesota and around the country.
"Today, nearly 500 of us stood together and voted YES to unite with our co-workers in SEIU Healthcare," said Jamie Wanjiku, an operations technician at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. "This is an historic event for all of us, our families, and our patients. Today, we united with over one million health care workers nationwide and 14,000 across Minnesota who are committed to making sure our health care system works for everyone."
"We\’re excited to have so many new voices joining with us," said Michelle Miller, a respiratory therapist at Unity Hospital and a leader of SEIU Healthcare. "We\’re looking forward to adding their ideas and energy to our union\’s mission to build healthy communities."
These new members of SEIU Healthcare (formerly known as SEIU Local 113) will elect a committee to negotiate a contract over the coming months just as the pacts for all the other SEIU Healthcare workers at Allina will be opening for negotiation. Those contracts are all part of the Alliance and expire in February 2008.
"This vote is another example of how, together, we are changing the way health care works," said Julie Schnell, president of SEIU Healthcare. "We all want to do what\’s best for the community, and the new members at Abbott Northwestern voted today to become part of a greater vision for a health care system that works for everyone."
The SEIU-Allina Strategic Alliance represents a new model in healthcare-labor relations, the union and company said. It is a 10-year vision to provide industry-leading health care by creating an environment in which employees flourish, there are opportunities for advancement and growth, and resources are used in the most cost-efficient manner.
The vision of the Alliance is to make Allina the best place to receive care and the best place to work, they said.
For more information
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota unites more than 14,000 hospital, clinic and nursing home workers across Minnesota. Its website is www.seiuhealthcare.org.
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a not-for-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its website is www.allina.com.